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CHAMFERING
Definition of CHAMFERING
verb
present participle and gerund of chamfer
noun
An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
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Word DNA
CHAMFERING inherits its ancestry from its root, CHAMFER.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- Middle French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CHAMFER · 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.
CHAMFERING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 58 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHAMFERING starts with C and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ACEFGHIMNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHAMFE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found CHAMFERING?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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