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KNOWLEDGE

/ˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/9 letters

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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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 36 boards so far. 260 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 98
Its 36 boards, across 98 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
36
Boards found on
6
First board
98
Latest board
11
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First found by a player on Day 6, 27 May 2026.

Built from these letters

KNOWLEDGE
9
Letters
3
Vowels
6
Consonants
8
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

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.

KNOWLEDGEDKNOWLEDGESKNOWLEDGINGKNOWLEDGEABLEKNOWLEDGEABLY

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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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