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WICKS
Definition of WICKS
noun
plural of wick
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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.
WICKS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
WICKS starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CIKSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found WICKS?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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