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MUSTELID
Definition of MUSTELID
noun
Any carnivorous mammal of the diverse weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, otters, martens, mink and wolverines.
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Other senses
MUSTELID carries 4 further meanings.
noun
Any of various small to medium-sized carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, usually having long slender bodies, short legs, and anal scent glands, and including the badgers, mink, otters, skunks, and weasels.
noun
A member of the Mustelidae, fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals.
noun
A carnivorous mammal of the weasel family Mustelidae.
noun
fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals
MUSTELID in a sentence
“The Kentish otters herald a remarkable – if slow – renaissance for the sleek, fish-devouring member of the mustelid family, which declined by 95% of its range in western Europe during the 20th century.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MUSTELID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 158 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
MUSTELID starts with M and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEILMSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of MUSTELID. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start MUSTEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
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