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CHINO
Definition of CHINO
noun
A coarse cotton fabric commonly used to make trousers and uniforms.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
A term used by American veterans of the Spanish-American war. It is theorized that the cloth or the trousers were made in China. The American Heritage Dictionary says that the word is from American Spanish chino, literally "toasted", in reference to its usual color. But this is not a usual meaning of the Spanish word.
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.
CHINO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
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Built from these letters
CHINO starts with C and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read CHINO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHINO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found CHINO?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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