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CRANS
Definition of CRANS
noun
plural of cran
noun
A measure of herrings, either imprecise or sometimes legally specified. It has oftentimes been about 37½ imperial gallons, or ~750 herrings on average (up to 1200 or even ~2500).
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Word DNA
CRANS inherits its ancestry from its root, CRAN.
How it is built
Same root, CRAN · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Scottish Gaelic.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CRANS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First found by a player on Day 41, 30 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CRANS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found CRANS?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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