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CLERK
Definition of CLERK
noun
One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. A salesclerk; a person who serves customers in a store or market. A law clerk. An employee at a hotel who deals with guests. The chief legal advisor of a legislature or legislative chamber, who is usually also responsible for keeping minutes of sittings.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English clerc, from Old English clerc, from Late Latin clēricus (“priest, clergyman, cleric”, also generally “learned man, clerk”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “of the clergy”, adj. in church jargon), from κλῆρος (klêros, “lot, inheritance”, originally “shard used in casting lots”). Doublet of cleric. Compare typologically Russian дьяк (dʹjak) (akin to дья́кон (dʹjákon)).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CLERK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CLERK starts with C and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CEKLR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CLERK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
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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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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