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CRANK
Definition of CRANK
adjective
Hard; difficult.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Dutch or Low German krank, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krangaz, *krankaz (“bent; weak”). Cognate with Scots crank, krank, German krank (“sick”).
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.
CRANK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 3, 24 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 3, 24 May 2026.
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Built from these letters
CRANK starts with C and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read ACKNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CRANK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 3
Could you have found CRANK?
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 3 - and most players walked straight past it.
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