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CHUNK
Definition of CHUNK
noun
A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone.
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Where it comes from
Variant of chuck; or alternatively a diminutive of chump (“chunk; block”) + *-k (diminutive suffix) (compare hunk from hump, etc.). Also compare Dutch schonk.
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.
CHUNK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 121, 18 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CHUNK starts with C and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CHKNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHUNK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found CHUNK?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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