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CROSSEST
Definition of CROSSEST
adjective
superlative form of cross: most cross
noun
A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
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Word DNA
CROSSEST inherits its ancestry from its root, CROSS.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CROSS · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Welsh.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CROSSEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 162, 29 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CROSSEST starts with C and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEORSSST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CROSSE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CROSSEST?
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 162 - and most players walked straight past it.
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