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CHURN
Definition of CHURN
verb
To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.
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Where it comes from
Noun from Middle English chyrne, cherne, kyrne (> Scots kirn), from Old English ċyrn, ċyrin, ċirin (“churn”), from Proto-Germanic *kirnijǭ (“churn”); verb from Middle English chyrnen from Old English ċernan, from Proto-Germanic *kirnijaną (“to churn, stir”), of unknown origin. Cognate with West Frisian tsjerne, Dutch karn, Walloon serene, German Karn, Kirne, Norwegian Bokmål kjerne, Danish kærne, Swedish kärna, Icelandic kirna.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHURN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 46 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
CHURN starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CHNRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CHURN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found CHURN?
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