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CHIMBLEY
Definition of CHIMBLEY
noun
Alternative form of chimney.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
By dissimilation of mn to ml, followed by epenthesis of b
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.
CHIMBLEY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHIMBLEY starts with C and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read BCEHILMY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHIMBL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found CHIMBLEY?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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