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JERKING
Definition of JERKING
noun
A motion that jerks; a jerk.
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Word DNA
JERKING inherits its ancestry from its root, JERK.
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,864)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, JERK · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Scots.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
JERKING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 53 days.
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
JERKING starts with J and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read EGIJKNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start JERKIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found JERKING?
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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