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CHEEKY
Definition of CHEEKY
adjective
Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From cheek + -y. Compare typologically barefaced, bald-faced; Italian sfacciato (< Latin ex- + faciēs); French effronté, Italian sfrontato (< Latin ex- + frons), Polish czelny (< czoło).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CHEEK · 9 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names French, Italian, Latin, Polish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHEEKY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 93 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CHEEKY starts with C and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CEEHKY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found CHEEKY?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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