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CRINOLETTES
Definition of CRINOLETTES
noun
plural of crinolette
CRINOLETTE
noun
A whalebone, cane, or steel framework that was worn between petticoat and dress, attached at the waist and projecting backwards but not as far to the sides as in the case of a full hoop skirt.
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Word DNA
CRINOLETTES inherits its ancestry from its root, CRINOLINE.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,194)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CRINOLINE · 4 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.
CRINOLETTES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 43 days.
Built from these letters
CRINOLETTES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEILNORSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and T appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CRINOLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CRINOLETTES?
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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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