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KICKSHAW
Definition of KICKSHAW
noun
A dainty or delicacy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French quelque chose (“something”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
1.1%
of traced words share this origin (326)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KICKSHAW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KICKSHAW starts with K and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read ACHIKKSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. K appears more than once.
Words that start KICKSH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found KICKSHAW?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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