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CANTRIPS
Definition of CANTRIPS
noun
plural of cantrip
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Another sense
CANTRIPS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of cantrip.
Word DNA
CANTRIPS inherits its ancestry from its root, CANTRIP.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Scots
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.2%
of traced words share this origin (10,073)
branch · 33.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CANTRIP · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Irish.
CANTRIPS in a sentence
“Like being hunted by cults of evil wizards who could disguise themselves with cantrips or fighting spiritual parasites hidden inside apparently normal people.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CANTRIPS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 45 boards so far. 137 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CANTRIPS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACINPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found CANTRIPS?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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