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CHORTLE
Definition of CHORTLE
noun
A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Perhaps a blend of chuckle + snort. Coined by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, completed in 1855 but only introduced to the public in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass.
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.
CHORTLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 114 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHORTLE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEHLORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHORTL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found CHORTLE?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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