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CLEAVES
Definition of CLEAVES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of cleave
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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.
CLEAVES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CLEAVES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEELSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start CLEAVE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found CLEAVES?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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