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CORBIE
Definition of CORBIE
noun
A raven or crow (typically Corvus corax).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French corbeau, from Old French corb (from Latin corvus (“raven”)) or Old French corbel (“crow”) (from Late Latin corbellus, from Latin corvus). See also Norman corbin.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- Middle French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,170)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CORBIE · 2 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.
CORBIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 81, 9 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 81, 9 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CORBIE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BCEIOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found CORBIE?
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 81 - and most players walked straight past it.
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