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KITTEN
Definition of KITTEN
noun
A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).
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Where it comes from
From Middle English kitoun, kytton, kyton, keton (“kitten”), of obscure origin. Seemingly from, and usually explained as being from, unattested Anglo-Norman *kitoun, *ketun (compare Old French chitoun, cheton, chaton (“kitten”), diminutive of cat, chat (“cat”)); whence Modern French chaton (“kitten”). Similar words of Germanic origin may have reinforced this word; compare English kitling (“kit, kitten”), Low German Kitten (“kitten”), Icelandic kettlingur (“kitten”), Middle English chitte ("whelp, pup", see chit). The idea that kitoun, rather than being of Anglo-Norman origin, was in fact a purely Germanic derivation from one of these words is etymologically problematic, but cannot be definitively ruled out.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,433)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KITTEN · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German, Icelandic.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KITTEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First found by a player on Day 137, 4 October 2026.
Built from these letters
KITTEN starts with K and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EIKNTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start KITTEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found KITTEN?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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