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CLOUT
Definition of CLOUT
noun
Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English clout (“piece of cloth”), from Old English clūt (“piece of cloth, patch; metal plate”), from Proto-West Germanic *klūt, from Proto-Germanic *klūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gelewdos, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to ball up, amass”). The influence sense originated in the dialect of Chicago, but has become widespread. Cognate with Old Norse klútr (“kerchief”), Swedish klut, Danish klud, Middle High German klōz (“lump”), whence German Kloß (“clump”), and dialectal Russian глуда (gluda). See also cleat.
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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.
CLOUT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 131 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
CLOUT starts with C and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CLOTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CLOUT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CLOUT?
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