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WEEKS
Definition of WEEKS
noun
plural of week
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Word DNA
WEEKS inherits its ancestry from its root, WEEK.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.3%
of traced words share this origin (11,293)
How it is built
Same root, WEEK · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Danish, Dutch, Icelandic, Irish, Latin, Norwegian, Persian and 3 more.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WEEKS in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 40, 29 June 2026.
Built from these letters
WEEKS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEKSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found WEEKS?
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 151 - and most players walked straight past it.
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