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KIBE
Definition of KIBE
noun
A chilblain (often ulcerated), especially on the heel of the foot (also afflictive to some animals); a cold sore or blister.
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Where it comes from
Origin unknown, but first attested in Middle English. Attestations in Shakespeare's time seem to suggest it was intended as mildly vulgar (compare zit) and metaphorical; see more at this Open Literature article, which claims Welsh as most probable origin: There has been further theoretical conjecture as well:
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.
KIBE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 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 19, 8 June 2026.
Built from these letters
KIBE starts with K and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEIK - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found KIBE?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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