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SKEEL
Definition of SKEEL
noun
A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old Norse skjóla, from Proto-Germanic *skeulǭ.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (4,080)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SKEEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 173, 9 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 169, 5 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SKEEL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EEKLS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SKEEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found SKEEL?
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 56 - and most players walked straight past it.
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