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MUNTJAC
Definition of MUNTJAC
noun
Any of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.
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Where it comes from
From Dutch muntjak, from Sundanese mencek (“small deer”).
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.
MUNTJAC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 43, 2 July 2026.
Built from these letters
MUNTJAC starts with M and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACJMNTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start MUNTJA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found MUNTJAC?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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