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CASKS
Definition of CASKS
noun
plural of cask
noun
A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)
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Word DNA
CASKS inherits its ancestry from its root, CASK.
Line of descent
- Middle French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
1.1%
of traced words share this origin (332)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CASK · 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.
CASKS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CASKS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACKSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CASKS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CASKS?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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