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CRIBROUS
Definition of CRIBROUS
adjective
Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin cribrum (“sieve”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,726)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
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.
CRIBROUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 138, 5 October 2026.
Built from these letters
CRIBROUS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BCIORRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Words that start CRIBRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CRIBROUS?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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