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CAREEN
Definition of CAREEN
verb
To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
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Where it comes from
First attested in the late 16th century, from French carène (“keel”), from Italian carena, from Latin carīna (“keel of a ship”). Doublet of carene and carina.
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.
CAREEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CAREEN starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACEENR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CAREEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found CAREEN?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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