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SPECKLE
Definition of SPECKLE
noun
A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The noun is from Middle Dutch spekkel; the verb was later coined from the noun, in the late 16th century.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle Dutch
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
26th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (110)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SPECKLE · 2 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.
SPECKLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPECKLE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEKLPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SPECKL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found SPECKLE?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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