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JACKDAW
Definition of JACKDAW
noun
A bird of the genus Coloeus, similar in appearance to crows and found within the same family; traditionally associated with church towers and ruins, where it frequently likes to nest.
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Where it comes from
Compound of jack + daw. The first element, also present in Low German (North Saxon) Jöker (“jackdaw”), may refer either to its characteristic call, often represented as tchak-tchak, maybe influenced by association with the name Jack. The second element means “jackdaw” in itself, from Old English *dāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *dāhwā. Cognate with Old Prussian doacke (“starling”), Latin faccilāre (“the sound or timbre of the thrush”), and German Dohle (“jackdaw”).
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.
JACKDAW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JACKDAW starts with J and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read AACDJKW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found JACKDAW?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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