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CRICKETS
Definition of CRICKETS
noun
plural of cricket.
noun
An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs. In the form crickets: absolute silence; no communication.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Sense 2 is derived from the cinematic metaphor of chirping crickets at night, signaling (otherwise) complete quiet.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CRICKET · 2 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.
CRICKETS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CRICKETS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CCEIKRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.
Words that start CRICKE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CRICKETS?
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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