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DECKLE
Definition of DECKLE
noun
A frame or edge which limits the pulp and, consequently, the size of the resulting paper.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
DECKLE carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A frame used in making paper by hand to form paper pulp into sheets of a desired size.
noun
A deckle edge.
noun
In paper-making: In hand paper-making, a rectangular frame laid upon the wire mold on which the paper-pulp is placed, to confine it within the limits of the required size of sheet; in machine paper-making, a belt of linen and caoutchoue placed on either side of the apron, to keep the pulp from spreading out laterally and making the paper wider than is desired.
noun
The rough or raw edge of paper; specifically, the ragged edge of handmade paper, produced by the deckle.
Where it comes from
From German Deckel, diminutive of Decke (“covering”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,720)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DECKLE · 5 relatives in the game
DECKLE in a sentence
“The eye of the ribeye, which is a long, tender tube about 4 in diameter, and the spinalis muscle, sometimes called the deckle or the rib cap, that wraps around the side opposite the bones.”
Meathead Goldwyn: Secrets Of Holiday Prime Rib On The Grill, 2010
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DECKLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 102 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DECKLE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEKL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found DECKLE?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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