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KLAXONS
Definition of KLAXONS
noun
plural of klaxon
noun
A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century.
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Another sense
KLAXONS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of klaxon.
Word DNA
KLAXONS inherits its ancestry from its root, KLAXON.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,702)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KLAXON · 2 relatives in the game
KLAXONS in a sentence
“So I briefly checked out the rest of the doors I could see on the front façade, somewhat gingerly as I anticipated tripping the security system and setting off klaxons blaring and sirens wailing.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KLAXONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 267 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KLAXONS starts with K and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AKLNOSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start KLAXON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found KLAXONS?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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