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CHARPIE
Definition of CHARPIE
noun
Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth, used for surgical dressings.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the feminine past participle of Old French charpir (“to pluck”), carpir (“to pluck”), from Latin carpō (“to pluck”). Compare carpet.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- English
2 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
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHARPIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 36 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHARPIE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEHIPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found CHARPIE?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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