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CHEVERON
Definition of CHEVERON
noun
Dated form of chevron (“V-shaped ornament”).
noun
A V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve. A wide inverted V placed on a shield.
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Word DNA
CHEVERON inherits its ancestry from its root, CHEVRON.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,981)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CHEVRON · 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.
CHEVERON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 96, 24 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 96, 24 August 2026.
Built from these letters
CHEVERON starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEEHNORV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start CHEVER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CHEVERON?
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 96 - and most players walked straight past it.
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