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SPIKELET
Definition of SPIKELET
noun
A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From spike + -let.
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.
SPIKELET in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 56, 15 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPIKELET starts with S and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EEIKLPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
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 SPIKEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found SPIKELET?
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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