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DORKIEST
Definition of DORKIEST
adjective
superlative form of dorky: most dorky
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Word DNA
DORKIEST inherits its ancestry from its root, DORK.
Line of descent
- Norwegian
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
43rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.1%
of traced words share this origin (66)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DORK · 6 relatives in the game
DORKIEST in a sentence
“At the time, I thought they were the dorkiest shoes that I had ever seen.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DORKIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 71 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DORKIEST starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DEIKORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found DORKIEST?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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