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ROWLOCKS
Definition of ROWLOCKS
noun
plural 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
ROWLOCKS 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 (3,005)
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.
ROWLOCKS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 59, 18 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ROWLOCKS starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CKLOORSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found ROWLOCKS?
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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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