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CROSSHAIR
Definition of CROSSHAIR
noun
Alternate form of crosshairs; a reticle in the shape of a pair of crossed hairs (thin perpendicular lines) in the sight of a firearm.
CROSSHAIRS
noun
A set of two perpendicular lines in the sight of a firearm, used to align the gun with the target.
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Where it comes from
From cross + hair.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CROSSHAIR · 1 relative 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.
CROSSHAIR 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 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 140, 7 October 2026.
Built from these letters
CROSSHAIR starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACHIORRSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and S appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CROSSH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CROSSHAIR?
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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