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CRAMPS
Definition of CRAMPS
noun
plural of cramp
noun
A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.
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Word DNA
CRAMPS inherits its ancestry from its root, CRAMP.
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 (3,919)
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.
CRAMPS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First found by a player on Day 62, 21 July 2026.
Built from these letters
CRAMPS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACMPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found CRAMPS?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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