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CROOKEDEST
Definition of CROOKEDEST
adjective
superlative form of crooked: most crooked
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CROOKEDEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 68, 27 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CROOKEDEST starts with C and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CDEEKOORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CROOKE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CROOKEDEST?
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 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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