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CANDLEWICK
Definition of CANDLEWICK
noun
The wick of a candle.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English candelwyk, candelwike, from Old English candelweoc, candelwēoce (“candlewick”), equivalent to candle + wick.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.1%
of traced words share this origin (1,226)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CANDLEWICK · 1 relative 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.
CANDLEWICK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 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
CANDLEWICK starts with C and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ACCDEIKLNW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.
Words that start CANDLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CANDLEWICK?
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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