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CHIPMUNK
Definition of CHIPMUNK
noun
Any of certain the small, striped rodents, all found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk, placed in the taxonomic subtribe Tamiina.
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Where it comes from
1832; alteration (influenced by chipping squirrel) of earlier chitmunk, from older Ojibwe ačitamo˙nˀ (“squirrels”) (modern ajidamoo), literally ‘those who descend headlong’, from ačit- (“headfirst, face-down”) (compare modern ajijibizo (“he falls headfirst”), ajidagoojin (“he hangs upside down”)). The English verb developed due to the high-pitched voices of the American puppet and cartoon chipmunks in the group Alvin and the Chipmunks, who later starred in a popular children's TV show in the 1980s.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHIPMUNK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 45 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHIPMUNK starts with C and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CHIKMNPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHIPMU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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