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RACCOON
Definition of RACCOON
noun
An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail.
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Where it comes from
From arocoun (1608), from Powhatan ärähkun, from ärähkuněm (“he scratches with his hands”). (Can this etymology be sourced?)
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, RACCOON · 1 relative 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.
RACCOON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 131, 28 September 2026.
Built from these letters
RACCOON starts with R and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACCNOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C and O appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found RACCOON?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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