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ERLKING
Definition of ERLKING
noun
In German literature and modern folklore, a malicious elf or spirit who preys on children.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Partial calque of German Erlkönig (literally “alder-king”), a mistranslation of Danish ellerkonge (“king of the elves”).
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.
ERLKING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 101, 29 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 101, 29 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ERLKING starts with E and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read EGIKLNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found ERLKING?
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 101 - and most players walked straight past it.
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