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QUIRKS
Definition of QUIRKS
noun
plural of quirk
noun
An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.
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Word DNA
QUIRKS inherits its ancestry from its root, QUIRK.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
8.8%
of traced words share this origin (2,662)
How it is built
Same root, QUIRK · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Icelandic, Scots.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
QUIRKS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 28 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
QUIRKS starts with Q and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read IKQRSU - 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.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found QUIRKS?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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