The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
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
Where it comes from
From German Deckel, diminutive of Decke (“covering”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
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 12 boards so far. 60 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
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.
Also seen on Day 24
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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