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CHIAUS
Definition of CHIAUS
noun
An Ottoman Empire court official; an attendant, messenger, herald, interpreter.
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Where it comes from
First attested c. 1600, from Ottoman Turkish چاوش (çavuş, “messenger, herald, licitor, sergeant”). Cognate with Turkish çavuş, Old Turkic 𐰲𐰉𐰾 (čabïš, “army commander”). Doublet of chouse.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHIAUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 95, 23 August 2026.
Built from these letters
CHIAUS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACHISU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHIAUS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CHIAUS?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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