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KEYHOLE

/ˈkiˌhoʊ̯l/7 letters

Definition of KEYHOLE

noun

The hole in a lock where the key is inserted and turns.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From key + hole.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

noun2 syllablescompound

Same root, KEYHOLE · 1 relative in the game

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

KEYHOLE in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 45 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 161
Its 11 boards, across 161 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
11
Boards found on
10
First board
156
Latest board
34
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.

First ever to find it

nullthehuman

on Day 10, 30 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

KEYHOLE
7
Letters
3
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

KEYHOLE starts with K and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEHKLOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.

Words that start KEYHOL

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found KEYHOLE?

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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.

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