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KNAIDEL
Definition of KNAIDEL
noun
A type of dumpling made of matzo eaten by Ashkenazi Jews during Passover.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Yiddish קניידל (kneydl), cognate to German Knödel (“dumpling”). Doublet of quenelle.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KNAIDEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
KNAIDEL starts with K and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ADEIKLN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found KNAIDEL?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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