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OCELOT
Definition of OCELOT
noun
An American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French ocelot, a word formed by Buffon from Classical Nahuatl ōcēlōtl (“jaguar”).
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.
OCELOT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 37 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 14, 3 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OCELOT starts with O and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CELOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found OCELOT?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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