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CHORDEE
Definition of CHORDEE
noun
An abnormal downward curve to the erect penis.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French (chaude-pisse) cordée (“corded (urethral discharge)”), ultimately from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “entrails, intestines”).
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.
CHORDEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 79, 7 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHORDEE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEHOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CHORDE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found CHORDEE?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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