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HILLOCK
Definition of HILLOCK
noun
A small hill.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English hillok, equivalent to hill + -ock.
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.
HILLOCK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HILLOCK starts with H and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CHIKLLO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start HILLOC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HILLOCK?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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