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CRESTFALLEN
Definition of CRESTFALLEN
adjective
Sad because of a disappointment.
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Where it comes from
From crest + fallen, from the appearance of a horse with its crest (head) on its chest after defeat in a battle.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CRESTFALLEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CRESTFALLEN starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACEEFLLNRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CRESTFA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CRESTFALLEN?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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