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CUDDLES
Definition of CUDDLES
noun
plural of cuddle
noun
An intimate physical embrace, typically while lying (or sitting): a snuggle, an instance of lying together snugly, as one might with a partner (more intimate than a hug, and typically of longer duration).
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Word DNA
CUDDLES inherits its ancestry from its root, CUDDLE.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.5%
of traced words share this origin (1,958)
branch · 22.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CUDDLE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle Dutch.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CUDDLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CUDDLES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDDELSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CUDDLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CUDDLES?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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