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CRIMPY
Definition of CRIMPY
adjective
Having a crimped appearance; frizzly.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From crimp + -y.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CRIMP · 8 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.
CRIMPY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CRIMPY starts with C and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CIMPRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found CRIMPY?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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