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CROSSBAR
Definition of CROSSBAR
noun
Any transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor; most often functioning to connect, strengthen, or close something.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English crose bar, equivalent to cross- + bar.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,319)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CROSSBAR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 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
CROSSBAR starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ABCORRSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and S appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CROSSB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CROSSBAR?
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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