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CRANKLES
Definition of CRANKLES
noun
plural of crankle
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Word DNA
CRANKLES inherits its ancestry from its root, CRANKLE.
How it is built
Same root, CRANKLE · 2 relatives 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.
CRANKLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 58, 17 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 58, 17 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CRANKLES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEKLNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CRANKL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 58
Could you have found CRANKLES?
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 58 - and most players walked straight past it.
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