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CREASE
Definition of CREASE
noun
A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From earlier English creast, from Middle English crest (“ridge, crest”). More at crest.
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.
CREASE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CREASE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEERS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CREASE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found CREASE?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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