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CHIRM
Definition of CHIRM
noun
A din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English chirmen (“to chirp, twitter”), from Old English ċirman (“to make a noise, cry out, shout”), from Proto-West Germanic *karmijan (“to make a sound”). The noun is from Middle English chirm (“the call of various birds; chirping”), from Old English ċirm, ċyrm, ċearm (“noise, cry, alarm”), from Proto-West Germanic *karmi, *karm, from Proto-Germanic *karmaz, *karmiz. Doublet of charm (“sound, voices; group, flock”).
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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.
CHIRM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 114, 11 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHIRM starts with C and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CHIMR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHIRM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found CHIRM?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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