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CHEEKING
Definition of CHEEKING
verb
present participle and gerund of cheek
noun
The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
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Word DNA
CHEEKING inherits its ancestry from its root, CHEEK.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,623)
How it is built
Same root, CHEEK · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish.
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.
CHEEKING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 57, 16 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHEEKING starts with C and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read CEEGHIKN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CHEEKI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found CHEEKING?
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 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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