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THWACK
Definition of THWACK
verb
To hit (someone or something) hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; to thrash, to whack.
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Where it comes from
The verb is probably: The noun and interjection are derived from the verb.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, THWACK · 4 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.
THWACK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 151 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 10, 30 May 2026.
Built from these letters
THWACK starts with T and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ACHKTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start THWACK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found THWACK?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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