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CHUCKWALLA
Definition of CHUCKWALLA
noun
A lizard, of the genus Sauromalus, living in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish chacahuala, from either Shoshone tcaxxwal or Cahuilla cháxwal.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Spanish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
11th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.6%
of traced words share this origin (433)
branch · 15.3% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHUCKWALLA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHUCKWALLA starts with C and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACCHKLLUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C, A and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CHUCKW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CHUCKWALLA?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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