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BOCK
Definition of BOCK
noun
A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From German Bockbier.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BOCK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOCK starts with B and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read BCKO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BOCK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found BOCK?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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