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KNARLIER
Definition of KNARLIER
Wiktionary has no entry for KNARLIER itself. This is its base word, KNARLY.
adjective
Alternative form of gnarly.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for KNARLY.
From knarl + -y.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KNARLIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KNARLIER starts with K and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEIKLNRR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Could you have found KNARLIER?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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