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CLAIMS
Definition of CLAIMS
noun
plural of claim
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Word DNA
CLAIMS inherits its ancestry from its root, CLAIM.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,656)
How it is built
Same root, CLAIM · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, German, Irish, Old English, Sanskrit, Spanish.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CLAIMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CLAIMS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACILMS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found CLAIMS?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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