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KNARRIER
Definition of KNARRIER
Wiktionary has no entry for KNARRIER itself. This is its base word, KNARRY.
adjective
knotty; gnarled
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for KNARRY.
From Middle English knarry; equivalent to knar + -y.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,287)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
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.
KNARRIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 141, 8 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KNARRIER starts with K and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEIKNRRR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start KNARRI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found KNARRIER?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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