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SQUICK
Definition of SQUICK
noun
A source of individual psychological discomfort; something that repels one.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Seemingly phonaesthetic, formed of squ- as in squirm and -ick as in ick. Originated in the Usenet newsgroup alt.sex.bondage; popularized primarily in the newsgroup alt.tasteless.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SQUICK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 126, 23 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 126, 23 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SQUICK starts with S and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CIKQSU - 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.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SQUICK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SQUICK?
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 126 - and most players walked straight past it.
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