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PICAROON
Definition of PICAROON
noun
A pirate or picaro.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Spanish picarón, from pícaro (“rogue”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Spanish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
12th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.2%
of traced words share this origin (957)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PICAROON · 4 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PICAROON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PICAROON starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACINOOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PICARO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found PICAROON?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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