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FAKE
Definition of FAKE
adjective
Not real; false, fraudulent.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin is not known with certainty, although first attested in 1775 C.E. in British criminals' slang. It is probably from feak, feague (“to give a better appearance through artificial means, spruce up, embellish”), itself from German Low German fegen, from Middle Low German vēgen, from Old Saxon fegōn, from Proto-West Germanic *fegōn (“to clean up, polish”). Akin to Dutch veeg (“a swipe”), Dutch vegen (“to sweep, wipe”); German fegen (“to sweep, to polish”). Compare also Old English fācn (“deceit, fraud”). Perhaps related also to Old Norse fjúka (“to fade, vanquish, disappear”), Old Norse feikn (“strange, scary, unnatural”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FAKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 2, 23 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FAKE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEFK - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FAKE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 2
Could you have found FAKE?
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