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MOONCALF
Definition of MOONCALF
noun
An abnormal mass within the uterus; a false conception.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From moon + calf, after a superstition that the moon caused abnormal fetal development.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MOONCALF in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MOONCALF starts with M and ends with F. Sorted, its letters read ACFLMNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start MOONCA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found MOONCALF?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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