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CORVIDS
Definition of CORVIDS
noun
plural of corvid
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Another sense
CORVIDS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of corvid.
Word DNA
CORVIDS inherits its ancestry from its root, CORVUS.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,888)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CORVUS · 2 relatives in the game
CORVIDS in a sentence
“We spoke very briefly about co-operative hunting in corvids and raptors, and about Big Cat Diary.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CORVIDS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 55 boards so far. 275 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CORVIDS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDIORSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found CORVIDS?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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