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CRINOID
Definition of CRINOID
noun
One of the numerous animals that make up the class Crinoidea; the feather stars or sea lilies.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek κρίνον (krínon, “lily”) + -oid.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CRINOID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CRINOID starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDIINOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start CRINOI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found CRINOID?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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