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TORCS
Definition of TORCS
noun
plural of torc
TORQUE · via torc
noun
A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement purposes as an equivalent straight line force multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (SI unit newton-metre or N·m; imperial unit pound-foot or lb·ft, not to be confused with the foot pound-force, commonly "foot-pound", a unit of work or energy)
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Word DNA
TORCS inherits its ancestry from its root, TORQUE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TORQUE · 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.
TORCS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TORCS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found TORCS?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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