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TWERK
Definition of TWERK
noun
Synonym of twerking (“a sexually-provocative dance, involving the performer thrusting their hips back from a low squatting stance while shaking their buttocks”).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Blend of twitch + jerk. The "sexually-provocative dance" sense was particularly popularized since c. 2000 by hip-hop from the United States of America, and again in 2013 by singer Miley Cyrus.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, TWERK · 3 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.
TWERK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 96 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 4, 25 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 4, 25 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TWERK starts with T and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read EKRTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start TWERK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 4
Could you have found TWERK?
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 4 - and most players walked straight past it.
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