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TEACUP
Definition of TEACUP
noun
A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.
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Where it comes from
From tea + cup.
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.
TEACUP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
TEACUP starts with T and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read ACEPTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start TEACUP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found TEACUP?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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