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CROW
Definition of CROW
noun
A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ (compare West Frisian krie, Dutch kraai, German Krähe), from *krēaną (“to crow”). See below. The verb is a back-formation from crowbar.
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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.
CROW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CROW starts with C and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read CORW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CROW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found CROW?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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