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CORNIER
Definition of CORNIER
adjective
comparative form of corny: more corny
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Word DNA
CORNIER inherits its ancestry from its root, CORNY.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,116)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CORNY · 4 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.
CORNIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 140, 7 October 2026.
Built from these letters
CORNIER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CEINORR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Could you have found CORNIER?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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