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CLARSACH
Definition of CLARSACH
noun
A small triangular wire-strung harp of Gaelic origin.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic clàrsach (“harp”) by the 1810s, possibly from clàr (“board, plank; table”). The word is cognate with Irish cláirseach (“harp”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Scottish Gaelic
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
38th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (49)
branch · 0.8% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names Irish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CLARSACH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 139, 6 October 2026.
Built from these letters
CLARSACH starts with C and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AACCHLRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C and A appear more than once.
Words that start CLARSA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CLARSACH?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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