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KNOBBED
Definition of KNOBBED
verb
simple past and past participle of knob
noun
A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
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Word DNA
KNOBBED inherits its ancestry from its root, KNOB.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,861)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KNOB · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Middle Dutch, Norwegian, Old English, Old Norse, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KNOBBED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 151, 18 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KNOBBED starts with K and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read BBDEKNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found KNOBBED?
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 151 - and most players walked straight past it.
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