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CHIMPANZEE
Definition of CHIMPANZEE
noun
Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape native to the savannas and forests of Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The first recorded use of the name chimpanzee dates to 1738. The name is derived from an unspecified Bantu language of Angola (compare Vili ci-mpenzi), probably brought to the English language via French chimpanzé.
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.
CHIMPANZEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 64, 23 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 69, 28 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 47 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 64, 23 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHIMPANZEE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHIMNPZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found CHIMPANZEE?
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 64 - and most players walked straight past it.
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