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SHEKEL
Definition of SHEKEL
noun
A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel, “shekel”), from שָׁקַל (shakál, “to weigh”), from Akkadian 𒂅 (šiqlum).
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.
SHEKEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 76 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 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 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SHEKEL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EEHKLS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found SHEKEL?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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