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DIPSTICK
Definition of DIPSTICK
noun
A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.
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Where it comes from
From dip + stick.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
DIPSTICK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIPSTICK starts with D and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CDIIKPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start DIPSTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found DIPSTICK?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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