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CLAMPER
Definition of CLAMPER
noun
One who, or that which, clamps.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From clamp + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CLAMP · 4 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.
CLAMPER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 32 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CLAMPER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACELMPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CLAMPE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found CLAMPER?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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