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CHEROOT
Definition of CHEROOT
noun
A cigar with square-cut ends.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Probably from Portuguese charuto (“cigar”), from Tamil சுருட்டு (curuṭṭu, “roll (of tobacco)”).
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.
CHEROOT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 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
CHEROOT starts with C and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEHOORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found CHEROOT?
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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