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KINETIC
Definition of KINETIC
adjective
Relating to motion.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós, “puts in motion”), from κινέω (kinéō, “I move, put in motion”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KINETIC · 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.
KINETIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 225 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 4, 25 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 4, 25 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KINETIC starts with K and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEIIKNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start KINETI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 4
Could you have found KINETIC?
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 4 - and most players walked straight past it.
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