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KNACKED
Definition of KNACKED
verb
simple past and past participle of knack
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Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, KNACK · 3 relatives 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.
KNACKED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KNACKED starts with K and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDEKKN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. K appears more than once.
Words that start KNACKE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found KNACKED?
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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