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CLOVEN
Definition of CLOVEN
verb
past participle of cleave
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Word DNA
CLOVEN inherits its ancestry from its root, CLEAVE.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.4%
of traced words share this origin (11,191)
How it is built
Same root, CLEAVE · 8 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish.
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.
CLOVEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 72 boards so far. 574 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CLOVEN starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CELNOV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found CLOVEN?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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