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CORKSCREW
Definition of CORKSCREW
noun
An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
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Where it comes from
From cork + screw.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CORKSCREW · 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.
CORKSCREW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CORKSCREW starts with C and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read CCEKORRSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C and R appear more than once.
Words that start CORKSC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CORKSCREW?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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