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CURDLING
Definition of CURDLING
verb
present participle and gerund of curdle
verb
To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
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Word DNA
CURDLING inherits its ancestry from its root, CURDLE.
How it is built
Same root, CURDLE · 3 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.
CURDLING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 71 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CURDLING starts with C and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read CDGILNRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found CURDLING?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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