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CIRRI
Definition of CIRRI
noun
plural of cirrus.
noun
Synonym of tendril (“a thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support”). A thin tendril-like appendage, such as a barbel (“whisker-like sensory organ around the mouth”) of some fish, a cilium of some species of protists, or a foot of some crustaceans of the infraclass Cirripedia. A tuft of ornamental feathers. A long, thin, wirelike tail feather.
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Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin cirrī, the nominative or vocative plural of cirrus.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,117)
branch · 30.7% 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.
CIRRI in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CIRRI starts with C and ends with I. Sorted, its letters read CIIRR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and R appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CIRRI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CIRRI?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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