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KINKLE

/ˈkɪŋkl̩/6 letters

Definition of KINKLE

verb

To kink.

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Where it comes from

From kink + -le (frequentative suffix).

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Word DNA

How it is built

verb1 syllablecompound-le

Same root, KINKLE · 1 relative in the game

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

KINKLE in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 144
Its one board, across 144 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
139
First board
5
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.

First found by a player on Day 139, 6 October 2026.

Built from these letters

KINKLE
6
Letters
2
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Different letters
3
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

KINKLE starts with K and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EIKKLN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. K appears more than once.

Words that start KINKLE

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found KINKLE?

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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.

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