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KNAGS
Definition of KNAGS
noun
plural of knag
noun
A short spur or stiff projection from the trunk or branch of a tree, such as the stunted dead branch of a fir
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Word DNA
KNAGS inherits its ancestry from its root, KNAG.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,235)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KNAG · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, German, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KNAGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KNAGS starts with K and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AGKNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found KNAGS?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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