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KNAPWEED
Definition of KNAPWEED
noun
Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea.
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Where it comes from
Alteration of knopweed. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
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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.
KNAPWEED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 77, 5 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 77, 5 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KNAPWEED starts with K and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEKNPW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found KNAPWEED?
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 77 - and most players walked straight past it.
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