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JAKE
Definition of JAKE
adjective
Synonym of OK: adequate, satisfactory, acceptable.
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Where it comes from
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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.
JAKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JAKE starts with J and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEJK - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start JAKE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found JAKE?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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