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KNACKIEST
Definition of KNACKIEST
Wiktionary has no entry for KNACKIEST itself. This is its base word, KNACKY.
adjective
Having a knack; cunning; crafty.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for KNACKY.
From knack + -y.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, KNACK · 7 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.
KNACKIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 32 days.
First found by a player on Day 139, 6 October 2026.
Built from these letters
KNACKIEST starts with K and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ACEIKKNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. K appears more than once.
Words that start KNACKI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found KNACKIEST?
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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