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JERKINHEAD
Definition of JERKINHEAD
noun
The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.
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Where it comes from
From jerkin + head.
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.
JERKINHEAD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
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 5 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
JERKINHEAD starts with J and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHIJKNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start JERKIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found JERKINHEAD?
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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