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CHIFFONS
Definition of CHIFFONS
noun
plural of chiffon
noun
A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.
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Word DNA
CHIFFONS inherits its ancestry from its root, CHIFFON.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,038)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CHIFFON · 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.
CHIFFONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 118, 15 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHIFFONS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CFFHINOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CHIFFO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CHIFFONS?
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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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