The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
TIPCAT
Definition of TIPCAT
noun
A traditional children's game in which a small piece of wood pointed at both ends is tipped, or struck with a stick or bat, to make it travel through the air as far as possible.
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Where it comes from
From tip + cat.
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.
TIPCAT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 111, 8 September 2026.
Built from these letters
TIPCAT starts with T and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ACIPTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.
Words that start TIPCAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TIPCAT?
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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.
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