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CLEWS
Definition of CLEWS
noun
plural of clew
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Word DNA
CLEWS inherits its ancestry from its root, CLEW.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (12,281)
How it is built
Same root, CLEW · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Norwegian, Sanskrit.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CLEWS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 66 boards so far. 100 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 177, 13 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CLEWS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CELSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found CLEWS?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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