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DECKLES
Definition of DECKLES
noun
plural of deckle
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Word DNA
DECKLES inherits its ancestry from its root, DECKLE.
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.1%
of traced words share this origin (923)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DECKLE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DECKLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 47 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DECKLES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDEEKLS - 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 40
Could you have found DECKLES?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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