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KNACKWURST
Definition of KNACKWURST
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Knackwurst.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.1%
of traced words share this origin (887)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KNACKWURST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 11 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 found by a player on Day 139, 6 October 2026.
Built from these letters
KNACKWURST starts with K and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ACKKNRSTUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. K appears more than once.
Words that start KNACKW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found KNACKWURST?
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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