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KNAP
Definition of KNAP
verb
To break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap. To break away flakes from (a brittle material which fractures conchoidally (“with planar concentric curves”), usually a mineral such as chert, flint, or obsidian), often to form a tool with a sharp edge or point.
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Where it comes from
The verb is derived from Late Middle English knappen (“to strike (something)”); further etymology uncertain, probably related to Middle Dutch knappen, cnappen (“to break (something) with a sharp sound, snap; to crack or crackle”) (modern Dutch knappen), probably ultimately onomatopoeic. The noun is derived from Late Middle English knap, knappe (“sharp blow, strike”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from the verb (see above), or related to an ancestor of Danish knep and Swedish knäpp (“a flick, rap, snap”), probably ultimately onomatopoeic.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KNAP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 58 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 19, 8 June 2026.
Built from these letters
KNAP starts with K and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read AKNP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start KNAP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
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