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JOCKTELEG
Definition of JOCKTELEG
noun
A folding knife.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Originally Scots; first attested as jackteleg, perhaps with Jack, Jock and leg, alluding to knife handles carved in the form of a leg.
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.
JOCKTELEG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 61, 20 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 62 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JOCKTELEG starts with J and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read CEEGJKLOT - 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 JOCKTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found JOCKTELEG?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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