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STEINKIRK
Definition of STEINKIRK
noun
A kind of neckcloth originating in France, worn in a loose and disorderly fashion.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
So called from the Battle of Steinkirk in 1692, when the French nobles apparently had no time to arrange their lace neckcloth.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,282)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
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.
STEINKIRK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STEINKIRK starts with S and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read EIIKKNRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and K appear more than once.
Words that start STEINK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STEINKIRK?
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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