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CHIGNON
Definition of CHIGNON
noun
A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French chignon circa 1780, when the hairstyle was in fashion.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,423)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CHIGNON · 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.
CHIGNON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHIGNON starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CGHINNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Could you have found CHIGNON?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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