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KNOWLEDGE
Definition of KNOWLEDGE
noun
The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English knowleche, knaweleche, cnawlece (“knowledge”), from knowen (“to know, recognise”) + -leche. Related to Middle English knowlechen (“to find out, acknowledge”). For more on the Middle English suffix -leche, compare freelage. Compare also Old English cnāwelǣċ, cnāwelǣċing (“acknowledging, acknowledgement”).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,202)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KNOWLEDGE · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KNOWLEDGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 50 boards so far. 308 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 6, 27 May 2026.
Built from these letters
KNOWLEDGE starts with K and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEGKLNOW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start KNOWLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found KNOWLEDGE?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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