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CRINKLER
Definition of CRINKLER
noun
Something that crinkles.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From crinkle + -er. The diaper lover sense is from the plastic backing which many disposable adult diapers have, which makes a crinkling sound; compare crinklebutt and crinklecritter.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CRINKLE · 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.
CRINKLER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 141, 8 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CRINKLER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CEIKLNRR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Words that start CRINKL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CRINKLER?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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