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CUSK
Definition of CUSK
noun
A codlike saltwater fish in the family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Early 17th century; of unknown origin. Probably an alteration of torsk or tusk, a codlike fish, from Norwegian tosk, torsk; Old Norse thorskr, codfish.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
14th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (857)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CUSK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CUSK starts with C and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CKSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 CUSK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CUSK?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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