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WHIPTAIL
Definition of WHIPTAIL
noun
Any of many New World lizards, of the family Teiidae, that have long, slender tails.
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Where it comes from
From whip + tail.
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.
WHIPTAIL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 42, 1 July 2026.
Built from these letters
WHIPTAIL starts with W and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AHIILPTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start WHIPTA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found WHIPTAIL?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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