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KEVEL
Definition of KEVEL
noun
A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From English dialect kevil, cavel (“rod, pole, a large hammer”), from Middle English kevel, *kavel (“a large stonemason's hammer”), from Old Norse kefli, kafli n (“a cylinder, stick, piece of wood”) and Old Norse kefli, kafli m (“a piece cut off, buoy, piece”). Compare Icelandic kefli (“cylinder, a stick, mangle”), and Danish kievle (“a roller”).
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.
KEVEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
KEVEL starts with K and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EEKLV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found KEVEL?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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