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DEKEING
Definition of DEKEING
Wiktionary has no entry for DEKEING itself. This is its base word, DEKE.
noun
A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for DEKE.
Canadian English, a contraction of decoy.
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.
DEKEING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEKEING starts with D and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read DEEGIKN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found DEKEING?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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