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CASES
Definition of CASES
noun
plural of case
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Word DNA
CASES inherits its ancestry from its root, CASE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,723)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CASE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CASES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
CASES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACESS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Could you have found CASES?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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