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CLOWNERIES
Definition of CLOWNERIES
noun
plural of clownery
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Word DNA
CLOWNERIES inherits its ancestry from its root, CLOWN.
How it is built
Same root, CLOWN · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Icelandic, Latin, Middle Low German, Proto-Germanic, Proto-Indo-European, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CLOWNERIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CLOWNERIES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEILNORSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found CLOWNERIES?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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