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CHOP
Definition of CHOP
noun
A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English choppen, chappen (“to chop”), of uncertain origin, possibly onomatopoeic (cf. Swedish tjoff), or a variant of chap (“to become cracked”). Cognate with Scots chap (“to chop”). Compare also Saterland Frisian kappe, kapje (“to hack; chop; lop off”), Dutch kappen (“to chop, cut, hew”), German Low German kappen (“to cut off; clip”), German kappen (“to cut; clip”), German dialectal chapfen, kchapfen (“to chop into small pieces”), Albanian copë (“piece, chunk”), Old English *ċippian (in forċippian (“to cut off”)). Perhaps related to chip. Compare French couper (“to chop”), Ancient Greek κόπτω (kóptō, “to strike, cut”), Swedish and Norwegian kapa, kappa, kabba (“to chop/cut (off)”).
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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.
CHOP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 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 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
CHOP starts with C and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read CHOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHOP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found CHOP?
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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