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CLAXON
Definition of CLAXON
noun
Alternative spelling of klaxon.
noun
A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century.
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Other senses
CLAXON carries 4 further meanings.
noun
a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles.
verb
to sound loudly; -- of car horns.
verb
to use the horn of a car.
verb
make a loud noise
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CLAXON · 2 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.
CLAXON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 276 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CLAXON starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACLNOX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of CLAXON. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found CLAXON?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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