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CLUNK
Definition of CLUNK
noun
A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic.
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.
CLUNK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CLUNK starts with C and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CKLNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CLUNK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found CLUNK?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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