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FIRKINS
Definition of FIRKINS
noun
plural of firkin
noun
A varying measure of capacity, usually being a quarter of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.
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Another sense
FIRKINS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of firkin.
Word DNA
FIRKINS inherits its ancestry from its root, FIRKIN.
Line of descent
- Middle Dutch
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
19th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.6%
of traced words share this origin (449)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FIRKIN · 1 relative 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.
FIRKINS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 78 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 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
FIRKINS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read FIIKNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found FIRKINS?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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