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SKULLCAP
Definition of SKULLCAP
noun
A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From skull + cap.
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.
SKULLCAP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First found by a player on Day 110, 7 September 2026.
Built from these letters
SKULLCAP starts with S and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read ACKLLPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SKULLC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SKULLCAP?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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