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CRANKSHAFT
Definition of CRANKSHAFT
noun
A rotating shaft with throws (parts that stick out) and which drives, is driven by (cranked by), or functions as a crank.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From crank + shaft.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CRANKSHAFT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CRANKSHAFT starts with C and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AACFHKNRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found CRANKSHAFT?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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