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BALLCOCK
Definition of BALLCOCK
noun
An automated valve mechanism, attached to a large floating sphere, that controls the level of liquid in a cistern.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ball + cock. First attested in 1734.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BALLCOCK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BALLCOCK starts with B and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ABCCKLLO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L and C appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BALLCO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BALLCOCK?
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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