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CITTERN
Definition of CITTERN
noun
A stringed instrument (chordophone), played with a plectrum (a pick), and most commonly possessing four wire strings and chromatic frets, which is a precursor to the modern day guitar.
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Where it comes from
Blend of cither + gittern.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CITTERN · 1 relative 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.
CITTERN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 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
CITTERN starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEINRTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found CITTERN?
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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