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BONK
Definition of BONK
verb
To hit or strike; to collide with something.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Of imitative origin. Compare English bang, bounce, bump.
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.
BONK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 88, 16 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
BONK starts with B and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read BKNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start BONK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found BONK?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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