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BITTOCK
Definition of BITTOCK
noun
A little bit; a small piece.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From bit + -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare Middle English bitlok (“bittock”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BIT · 12 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle 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.
BITTOCK 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 24 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
BITTOCK starts with B and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read BCIKOTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BITTOC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BITTOCK?
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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