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DUCKS
Definition of DUCKS
noun
plural of duck
verb
To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DUCK · 4 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.
DUCKS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
DUCKS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDKSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DUCKS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found DUCKS?
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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