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TUQUES
Definition of TUQUES
noun
plural of tuque
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Word DNA
TUQUES inherits its ancestry from its root, TUQUE.
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 (4,144)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TUQUE · 1 relative 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.
TUQUES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 60, 19 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 60, 19 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TUQUES starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EQSTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 60
Could you have found TUQUES?
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 60 - and most players walked straight past it.
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