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CRISPER
Definition of CRISPER
adjective
comparative form of crisp: more crisp
adjective
Senses relating to curliness. Of hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets; also , of a person: having hair curled in this manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From crisp + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CRISP · 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.
CRISPER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CRISPER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CEIPRRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CRISPE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CRISPER?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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