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CLIQUES
Definition of CLIQUES
noun
plural of clique
noun
A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually having some common characteristic such as lifestyle or social status, or common purpose; specifically one formed for disreputable purposes, or which purports to be an authority on a particular matter; a cabal.
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Word DNA
CLIQUES inherits its ancestry from its root, CLIQUE.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,395)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CLIQUE · 9 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.
CLIQUES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 40, 29 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CLIQUES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEILQSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start CLIQUE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CLIQUES?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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