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LOCKSTEP
Definition of LOCKSTEP
noun
A step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From lock + step.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
LOCKSTEP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LOCKSTEP starts with L and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read CEKLOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LOCKST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found LOCKSTEP?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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