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DERRICK
Definition of DERRICK
noun
A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Named after British executioner Thomas Derrick, who invented the framework arrangement commonly known by this name to aid in the conduct of executions. First use appears c. 1600 in the publication Ballad Death Earl Essex.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DERRICK · 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.
DERRICK 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 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 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
DERRICK starts with D and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CDEIKRR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DERRIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DERRICK?
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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