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CRUMPLIEST
Definition of CRUMPLIEST
adjective
superlative form of crumply: most crumply
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Word DNA
CRUMPLIEST inherits its ancestry from its root, CRUMPLE.
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,864)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CRUMPLE · 6 relatives 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.
CRUMPLIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CRUMPLIEST starts with C and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEILMPRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CRUMPL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found CRUMPLIEST?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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