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CRAMP
Definition of CRAMP
noun
A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English crampe, from Old French crampe (“cramp”), from Frankish *krampa (“cramp”), from Proto-West Germanic *krampu, from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp, clasp”). Distant relative of English crop.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,718)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CRAMP · 13 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.
CRAMP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CRAMP starts with C and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read ACMPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CRAMP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found CRAMP?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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