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MOONCALVES
Definition of MOONCALVES
noun
plural of mooncalf
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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.
MOONCALVES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 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 72, 31 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MOONCALVES starts with M and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACELMNOOSV - 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.
Could you have found MOONCALVES?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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