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RAINCOAT
Definition of RAINCOAT
noun
A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; any coat or jacket with this purpose.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From rain + coat.
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.
RAINCOAT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 79, 7 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First found by a player on Day 41, 30 June 2026.
Built from these letters
RAINCOAT starts with R and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AACINORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found RAINCOAT?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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