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CHURR
Definition of CHURR
verb
Alternative spelling of chirr (“to make an insect sound”).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Uncertain. Possibly from Middle English *churren, *chirren, *cherren, from Old English ċeorian (“to murmur, grumble, complain”), from Proto-West Germanic *karēn (“to complain”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.1%
of traced words share this origin (927)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CHURR · 3 relatives 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.
CHURR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHURR starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CHRRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CHURR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CHURR?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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