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CLANG
Definition of CLANG
noun
A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other; usually, one considered more jarring than melodious.
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Where it comes from
1570, of imitative origin. Compare also Saterland Frisian Kloang, West Frisian klank, Dutch klank, German Klang (from German klingen), Danish and Swedish klang, Latin clangere (“to resound”) (which probably influenced it).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CLANG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 116, 13 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
CLANG starts with C and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ACGLN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CLANG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found CLANG?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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