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FIDDLESTICK
Definition of FIDDLESTICK
noun
One of a pair of sticks, similar to drumsticks, used by a second player to percuss the strings of a fiddle while the main player plays via bow.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English fydylstyk, ffidillstyke; equivalent to fiddle + stick.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,155)
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.
FIDDLESTICK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 17 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 29 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
FIDDLESTICK starts with F and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CDDEFIIKLST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and D appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FIDDLES
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FIDDLESTICK?
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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