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FORSWUNK
Definition of FORSWUNK
adjective
totally worn out from work
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English forswunken, past participle of forswinken (“to overwork”), equivalent to for- + swunk. More at forswink.
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.
FORSWUNK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 14, 3 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FORSWUNK starts with F and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read FKNORSUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found FORSWUNK?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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