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KNEECAP
Definition of KNEECAP
noun
The flat, roundish bone in the knee.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From knee + cap.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KNEECAP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 40, 29 June 2026.
Built from these letters
KNEECAP starts with K and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read ACEEKNP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start KNEECA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found KNEECAP?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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