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QUICKEN
Definition of QUICKEN
verb
Senses relating to life or states of activity. To put (someone or something) in a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to excite, to rouse.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English quikenen (“to become alive again after dying; to raise (someone) from the dead; to regain consciousness or strength; to give vitality, revive; to regain validity; to nourish; to spare (the life of someone or something); to ignite; to illuminate; of events: to happen more quickly; of clouds: to form”) [and other forms], from quiken (“to come to life; to become alive again after dying; to give or regain vitality, revive; of a seed: to germinate, grow; to arouse (anger); to inspire; to reinforce, strengthen; to make (a substance) alchemically active; to nourish, sustain; to sharpen; to ignite; to illuminate; of news: to spread”) + -en (suffix forming the infinitive forms of verbs). Quiken is derived from Old English cwician (“to bring to life, vivify; to come to life, become living; to quicken”), from cwic (“alive, live, living; mentally agile; intelligent, keen”) (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz (“alive; lively; quick”) and Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”)) + -ian (suffix forming verbs from adjectives and nouns). The English word may be analysed as quick (“moving with swiftness; occurring in a short time; (archaic) alive, living; (archaic) pregnant”) + -en (suffix attached to some adjectives forming transitive verbs meaning ‘to make [adjective]’).
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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.
QUICKEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 89, 17 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 10, 30 May 2026.
Built from these letters
QUICKEN starts with Q and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEIKNQU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start QUICKE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
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