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CHINOOK
Definition of CHINOOK
noun
The descending, warm, dry wind on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains that generally blows from the southwest and can rapidly increase the temperature due to the much warmer air it brings.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Lower Chehalis c̓inúk (“the name of a Chinook village on the Columbia River”).
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.
CHINOOK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHINOOK starts with C and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CHIKNOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found CHINOOK?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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