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FIRKIN
Definition of FIRKIN
noun
A varying measure of capacity, usually being a quarter of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle Dutch *vierdekijn, diminutive of vierde (“fourth”), from vier (“four”); equivalent to fourth + -kin.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FIRKIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 42 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FIRKIN starts with F and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read FIIKNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found FIRKIN?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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