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BORK
Definition of BORK
verb
To defeat a person's appointment or election, judicial nomination, etc., through a concerted attack on the person's character, background, and philosophy.
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Where it comes from
A reference to the unsuccessful 1987 United States Supreme Court nomination of Robert Bork (1927–2012); first appeared in print that same year.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BORK · 3 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.
BORK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 51 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BORK starts with B and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read BKOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found BORK?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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