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WICKINGS
Definition of WICKINGS
noun
plural of wicking
WICK · via wicking
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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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WICKINGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WICKINGS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CGIIKNSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found WICKINGS?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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