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CLAVIFORM
Definition of CLAVIFORM
adjective
Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped.
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Where it comes from
The adjective is derived from Latin clāvifōrmis (“club-shaped, claviform”), from Latin clāva (“a club”) (from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat; to break”)) + -fōrmis (suffix meaning ‘having the form of’) (equivalent to -form, -iform). The English word is cognate with French claviforme. By surface analysis, clav(a) + -i- + form. The noun is probably derived from the adjective.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Proto-Indo-European
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.4%
of traced words share this origin (11,191)
How it is built
Its etymology also names French.
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CLAVIFORM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 30, 19 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CLAVIFORM starts with C and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ACFILMORV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CLAVIF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
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