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CRAYER
Definition of CRAYER
noun
A two- or three-masted sailing vessel formerly used for transporting cargo in the Baltic Sea.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Ultimately probably from Dutch/Middle Dutch. Related to Danish krejert, kraier.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle Dutch
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
19th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.6%
of traced words share this origin (473)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CRAY · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CRAYER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 155, 22 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CRAYER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACERRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Could you have found CRAYER?
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 155 - and most players walked straight past it.
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