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QATS
Definition of QATS
noun
plural of qat
QAT
symbol
ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for reserved for local use.
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Another sense
QATS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of qat.
Word DNA
How it is built
QATS in a sentence
“I do hav a meffod fer for deeling wiff R rated critters qats donkees etc.”
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
QATS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 262 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
QATS starts with Q and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AQST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found QATS?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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