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SOOK
Definition of SOOK
verb
Alternative spelling of suck.
noun
An instance of drawing something into one's lungs by inhaling or into one's mouth by suction.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
English from the 14th century, Scottish from the 19th century. From Old English sūcan (“to suck”). See suck.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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, SOOK · 5 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.
SOOK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 50 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SOOK starts with S and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read KOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SOOK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found SOOK?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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