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KEELSON
Definition of KEELSON
noun
A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Late Middle English kelswayn, from Low German kielswîn, kielswīn, from kiel (“keel of a ship”) (from Old Norse kjǫlr) + swin (“swine”), used as the name of a timber (however, compare sill). Compare with Dutch kolzwijn, kolsem, Low German, kielswîn, German Kielschwein, Danish kølsvin, kölsvin, all with the same meaning.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- German
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.1%
of traced words share this origin (900)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, Old Norse.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KEELSON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 42, 1 July 2026.
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Built from these letters
KEELSON starts with K and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EEKLNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start KEELSO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found KEELSON?
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