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FIRK
Definition of FIRK
verb
To carry away or about; carry; move.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English firken, ferken (“to proceed, hasten”), from Old English fercian (“to bring, assist, support, carry, conduct, convey, proceed”), from Proto-West Germanic *farikōn, frequentative of Proto-Germanic *faraną (“to travel, fare”). Akin to Old English faran (“to fare, go”), English fare; if so, equivalent to fare + -k. Cognate with Old High German fuora (“benefit, sustenance, support”), Swabian fergen, ferken (“to bring, dispatch”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FIRK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FIRK starts with F and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read FIKR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FIRK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found FIRK?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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