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KNEE
Definition of KNEE
noun
In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
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Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English kne, from Old English cnēow, from Proto-West Germanic *kneu, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéw-o-m, a thematic derivative of *ǵónu. See also West Frisian knibbel, Low German Knee, Knie, Dutch knie, German Knie, Danish knæ, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk kne, Swedish knä; also Hittite 𒄀𒉡 (genu), Latin genū, Tocharian A kanweṃ (dual), Tocharian B kenī, Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”), γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”), Welsh glin (“knee”), Old Armenian ծունր (cunr), Avestan 𐬲𐬥𐬎𐬨 (žnum), Sanskrit जानु (jā́nu). The obsolete plural kneen is from Middle English kneen, knen, kneon, kneuwene.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,787)
How it is built
Same root, KNEE · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Danish, Dutch, Latin, Norwegian, Sanskrit, Swedish, Welsh.
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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.
KNEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 4, 25 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First found by a player on Day 4, 25 May 2026.
Built from these letters
KNEE starts with K and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEKN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start KNEE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found KNEE?
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