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DUNKELS
Definition of DUNKELS
noun
plural of dunkel
noun
A type of dark German lager, typically ranging in color from amber to dark reddish brown, and characterized by its smooth malty flavor.
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Word DNA
DUNKELS inherits its ancestry from its root, DUNKEL.
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.1%
of traced words share this origin (927)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DUNKEL · 1 relative 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.
DUNKELS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 144, 11 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 144, 11 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DUNKELS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEKLNSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found DUNKELS?
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 144 - and most players walked straight past it.
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