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KERNED
Definition of KERNED
adjective
Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From kern (“projection of type”) + -ed.
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.
KERNED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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
KERNED starts with K and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEKNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found KERNED?
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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