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CLEGS
Definition of CLEGS
noun
plural of cleg
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Word DNA
CLEGS inherits its ancestry from its root, CLEG.
Line of descent
- Old Norse
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.7%
of traced words share this origin (209)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CLEG · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Norwegian, Proto-Indo-European.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CLEGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CLEGS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEGLS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found CLEGS?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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