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GECK
Definition of GECK
noun
Fool; idiot; imbecile.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Dutch gek or Low German geck, from an imitative verb found in North Sea Germanic and Scandinavian/North Germanic meaning "to croak, cackle," and also "to mock, cheat" (Dutch gekken, German gecken, Danish gjække, Swedish gäcka).
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.
GECK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 38, 27 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GECK starts with G and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CEGK - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GECK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found GECK?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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