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ROLLOCK
Definition of ROLLOCK
noun
Alternative form of rowlock.
noun
A usually U-shaped pivot attached to the gunwale (outrigger in a sport boat) of a boat that supports and guides an oar, and provides a fulcrum for rowing; an oarlock.
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Word DNA
ROLLOCK inherits its ancestry from its root, ROWLOCK.
Line of descent
- Old English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,038)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ROWLOCK · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ROLLOCK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 153, 20 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ROLLOCK starts with R and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CKLLOOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ROLLOC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ROLLOCK?
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 153 - and most players walked straight past it.
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