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INWICK
Definition of INWICK
noun
A stroke in which the stone rebounds from the inside edge of another stone, and then slides close to the tee.
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Where it comes from
The noun is derived from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, into; within’) + wick (“shot where the played bowl or stone touches a stationary bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction”) (etymology 5). The verb is derived from the noun; by surface analysis, in- + wick (“to strike (a stationary stone) with one’s own stone just enough that the former changes direction”) (etymology 5).
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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.
INWICK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 101, 29 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INWICK starts with I and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CIIKNW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start INWICK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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