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HUNKERS
Definition of HUNKERS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of hunker
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Other senses
HUNKERS carries 4 further meanings.
The hams; the haunches.
noun plural
In the phrase on one's hunkers, in a squatting or crouching position; haunches.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hunker.
noun
Plural form of hunker.
Word DNA
HUNKERS inherits its ancestry from its root, HUNKER.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.9%
of traced words share this origin (721)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
HUNKERS in a sentence
“From the WSJ Archives As Britain hunkers down for deep spending cuts, the legacy of Margaret Thatcher -- the last prime minister who made such a bold move -- looms large.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HUNKERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 100 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HUNKERS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHKNRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of HUNKERS. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start HUNKER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found HUNKERS?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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