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CHRISMON
Definition of CHRISMON
noun
A Christogram.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin crismon (New Latin chrismus, chrismum, chrismos), of uncertain origin. In the 18th century adopted in German as Chrismon or Chrismum, plural Chrismen. English in the 19th century. The word was revived for a type of Christmas decoration in the mid 20th century, now with a popular etymology of its being a portmanteau of Christus + monogram.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.1%
of traced words share this origin (909)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CHRISMON · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHRISMON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 121, 18 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
CHRISMON starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CHIMNORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHRISM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found CHRISMON?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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