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CHURLS
Definition of CHURLS
noun
plural of churl
noun
A free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also , a person without royal or noble status; a commoner. A bondman or serf.
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Another sense
CHURLS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of churl.
Word DNA
CHURLS inherits its ancestry from its root, CHURL.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.4%
of traced words share this origin (11,166)
How it is built
Same root, CHURL · 1 relative in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
CHURLS in a sentence
“The Harper government, in fact, has behaved like a sorry collection of churls from the beginning, announcing the news of Abdelrazik's return only in response to a question in the House of Commons, and then refusing to answer inquiries about the restrictions that currently apply to him.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHURLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 67 boards so far. 155 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHURLS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CHLRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found CHURLS?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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