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SQUAWK
Definition of SQUAWK
noun
A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call.
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Where it comes from
First attested in 1821. Unknown, but probably of imitative origin (compare dialectal Italian squacco (“small-crested heron”) and English quack).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SQUAWK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 64 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
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
SQUAWK starts with S and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read AKQSUW - 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.
Words that start SQUAWK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found SQUAWK?
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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