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LURK
Definition of LURK
verb
To remain concealed in order to ambush.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English lurken, from Old Norse *lúrka, possibly from Proto-Germanic *lūrukōną (“to be lying in wait, lurk”), equivalent to lour + -k (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk lurka (“to sneak away, go slowly”), dialectal Swedish lurka (“to dawdle, be slow in one's work”), Saterland Frisian lüürkje (“to look secretly, spy”), West Frisian luorkje (“to lurk”), Middle Low German lûrken (“to deceitfully stalk”).
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.
LURK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 13, 2 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LURK starts with L and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read KLRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LURK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found LURK?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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