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KNARL
Definition of KNARL
noun
Alternative spelling of gnarl (“A knot in wood”).
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, KNARL · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KNARL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KNARL starts with K and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AKLNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start KNARL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found KNARL?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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