The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.

CHITON

/ˈkaɪtn̩/6 letters

Definition of CHITON

noun

A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece and in Ancient Rome.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”), from a Central Semitic *kittan, from the Akkadian 𒌆𒃰 (kitû, literally “flax, linen”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒃰 (kitû [GIŠ.GADA]).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

CHITON in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 66 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 110
Its 26 boards, across 110 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
26
Boards found on
21
First board
110
Latest board
14
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

amtelope

on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

CHITON
6
Letters
2
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

CHITON starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CHINOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.

Words that start CHITON

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found CHITON?

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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.

Play today's OUTLIER

Share CHITON

The OUTLIER card for CHITONDownload image