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CRUCIFIER
Definition of CRUCIFIER
noun
One who crucifies.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English crucifier; equivalent to crucify + -er.
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
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,283)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CRUCIFIER · 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.
CRUCIFIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First found by a player on Day 139, 6 October 2026.
Built from these letters
CRUCIFIER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CCEFIIRRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C, R and I appear more than once.
Words that start CRUCIF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CRUCIFIER?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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