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BOWKNOTS
Definition of BOWKNOTS
noun
plural of bowknot
noun
A knot that has two loops and two loose ends, either used decoratively, or to tie shoelaces.
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Word DNA
BOWKNOTS inherits its ancestry from its root, BOWKNOT.
How it is built
Same root, BOWKNOT · 1 relative 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.
BOWKNOTS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 84, 12 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 84, 12 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOWKNOTS starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BKNOOSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Could you have found BOWKNOTS?
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 84 - and most players walked straight past it.
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