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EKES
Definition of EKES
noun
plural of eke
EKE
symbol
ISO 639-3 language code for Ekit.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EKES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 37 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EKES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEKS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found EKES?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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