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ATTACKS
Definition of ATTACKS
noun
plural of attack
noun
An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy. Any of several specific maneuvers, skills, or special abilities that a character can use to inflict damage against opponents.
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Word DNA
ATTACKS inherits its ancestry from its root, ATTACK.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
30th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (198)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ATTACK · 8 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle English, Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ATTACKS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 148, 15 October 2026.
Built from these letters
ATTACKS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACKSTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and T appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ATTACK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ATTACKS?
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 148 - and most players walked straight past it.
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