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RUDDERSTOCK
Definition of RUDDERSTOCK
noun
The axle connected to the rudder.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From rudder + stock.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
RUDDERSTOCK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 139, 6 October 2026.
Built from these letters
RUDDERSTOCK starts with R and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CDDEKORRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and D appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found RUDDERSTOCK?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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