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SHEIK
Definition of SHEIK
noun
Alternative form of sheikh.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHEIK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 154 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 30, 19 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SHEIK starts with S and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read EHIKS - 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.
Words that start SHEIK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found SHEIK?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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