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SLEEK
Definition of SLEEK
adjective
Having an even, smooth surface; smooth
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
A late variant of slick; cognate to German schleichen (Old High German slihhan) and Dutch slijk (“mud, slime”). Compare slink.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
15th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.8%
of traced words share this origin (227)
branch · 22.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SLEEK · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SLEEK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SLEEK starts with S and ends with K. 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
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SLEEK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found SLEEK?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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