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CRAWLER
Definition of CRAWLER
noun
A child who is able to creep using its hands and knees but is not able to walk.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From crawl (“to move slowly, by dragging the body along the ground”) + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CRAWL · 4 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.
CRAWLER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 139, 6 October 2026.
Built from these letters
CRAWLER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACELRRW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Could you have found CRAWLER?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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