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CRAWFISH
Definition of CRAWFISH
noun
Any of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
1620s, folk etymology (compare crawl) from Middle English crevis, from Old French crevice (“crab”) (French écrevisse), influenced by fish. Compare crayfish.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old French
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,282)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CRAWFISH · 5 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.
CRAWFISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 56 boards so far. 248 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CRAWFISH starts with C and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read ACFHIRSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CRAWFI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found CRAWFISH?
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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