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WICK
Definition of WICK
noun
A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.
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Where it comes from
The noun is derived from Middle English wek, weke, wicke (“fibrous cord drawing fuel to flame of a candle, etc.; material used to make this object”), from Old English wēoce (“wick”), from Proto-West Germanic *weukā (“flax bundle; wick”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to weave”). It has been suggested that noun noun sense 2 (“penis”) is derived from Hampton Wick, used as rhyming slang for prick. If so, that sense should be placed under etymology 2. The verb is derived from the noun.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,554)
How it is built
Same root, WICK · 11 relatives in the game
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WICK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 45 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
WICK starts with W and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CIKW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start WICK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found WICK?
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