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CARLINE
Definition of CARLINE
noun
A woman; also, a hag or witch.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old Norse karling, feminine of karl (“carl”).
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.
CARLINE in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 90 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CARLINE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEILNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CARLIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found CARLINE?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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