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YOLK
Definition of YOLK
noun
The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English yolke, yelke, ȝolke, ȝelke, from Old English ġeolca, ġeoloca, ġioleca (“the yellow part, yolk”), derived from Old English ġeolu (“yellow”) + -ca (diminutive suffix).
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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.
YOLK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
YOLK starts with Y and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read KLOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start YOLK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found YOLK?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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