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CHECKROWED
Definition of CHECKROWED
verb
simple past and past participle of checkrow
CHECKROW
verb
To plant seeds at the intersections of a criss-cross pattern previously marked out on the ground.
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Word DNA
CHECKROWED inherits its ancestry from its root, CHECKROW.
How it is built
Same root, CHECKROW · 2 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.
CHECKROWED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 137, 4 October 2026.
Built from these letters
CHECKROWED starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CCDEEHKORW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C and E appear more than once.
Words that start CHECKR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CHECKROWED?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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