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CLEVER
Definition of CLEVER
adjective
Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
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Where it comes from
From East Anglian dialectal English cliver (“expert at seizing”), from Middle English cliver (“tenacious”). Related to cleave. Perhaps influenced by Welsh celfydd (“talented, dexterous, expert”). Compare typologically Czech chytrý, Russian хи́трый (xítryj) (akin to хвата́ть (xvatátʹ)), also note схва́тывать на лету́ (sxvátyvatʹ na letú).
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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.
CLEVER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
CLEVER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CEELRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start CLEVER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found CLEVER?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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