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STEEK
Definition of STEEK
verb
To stitch (sew with a needle).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Scots steek, from Middle English steke (“to enclose”) and Middle Dutch steken (“to stitch”). Noun from Scots steek (“stitch”), from Middle Dutch steek (“stitch”). More at stick, stitch.
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.
STEEK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STEEK starts with S and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read EEKST - 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 STEEK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found STEEK?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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