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JIVE
Definition of JIVE
verb
To deceive; to be deceptive.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Unknown. Slang attested in African-American and rural American culture. Frequently used to imply lying, verbal deception or trickery. Has a possible historical antecedent in gyve (“shackle”). Alternatively, of African origin, compare Wolof jev, jeu (“to talk about someone absent, especially in a disparaging manner”).
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, JIVE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
JIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 123 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First found by a player on Day 35, 24 June 2026.
Built from these letters
JIVE starts with J and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EIJV - 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 JIVE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found JIVE?
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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