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ANTICK
Definition of ANTICK
noun
Obsolete form of antic.
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Word DNA
ANTICK inherits its ancestry from its root, ANTIC.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,861)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ANTIC · 8 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.
ANTICK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANTICK starts with A and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ACIKNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 ANTICK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ANTICK?
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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.
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