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MUCRO
Definition of MUCRO
noun
A pointed end, often sharp, abruptly terminating an organ, such as a projection at the tip of a leaf; the posterior tip of a cuttlebone; or the distal part of the furcula in Collembola.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin mucro. From 17th century.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MUCRO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First found by a player on Day 98, 26 August 2026.
Built from these letters
MUCRO starts with M and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read CMORU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MUCRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MUCRO?
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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