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CROSSFIRE
Definition of CROSSFIRE
noun
An arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at something in front of a line between them.
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Where it comes from
From cross- + fire.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
CROSSFIRE 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 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First found by a player on Day 140, 7 October 2026.
Built from these letters
CROSSFIRE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEFIORRSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and S appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CROSSF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CROSSFIRE?
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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