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FUTTOCK
Definition of FUTTOCK
noun
Any of the curved rib-like timbers that form the frame of a wooden ship.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English futtek, votek, of uncertain origin; perhaps a compound of Old English fōt + hōc, or fut + -uc (foot hook or foot -ock), Old Dutch vot or fuot + hoek; or from timber jargon word butt + -ock (diminutive suffix). Alternatively from Middle Dutch voetkijn, diminutive of voet (“foot”), equivalent to foot + -kin; or Old English *fōtuc, meaning foot + -ock (diminutive suffix). Perhaps came into Old English from Old Norse fótr, or fett / futt (big); + ek (timbr), or øks; giving Old Norse fót'ek, futtek or futtøks; equivalent Norwegian is fot haki, fett eik (tømmer), or fett øks; meaning foot hook, big oak (timber), or bold axe.
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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.
FUTTOCK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FUTTOCK starts with F and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CFKOTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FUTTOC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FUTTOCK?
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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
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