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KRENG
Definition of KRENG
noun
Alternative form of krang.
noun
The portions of a whale that remain after the blubber has been removed, especially the flesh and organs.
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Word DNA
KRENG inherits its ancestry from its root, KRANG.
Line of descent
- Middle Dutch
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
19th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.6%
of traced words share this origin (460)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KRANG · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, 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.
KRENG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 56, 15 July 2026.
Built from these letters
KRENG starts with K and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read EGKNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found KRENG?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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