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MONKISH
Definition of MONKISH
adjective
Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism.
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Other senses
MONKISH carries 4 further meanings.
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of monks or monasticism.
adjective
Inclined to self-denial; ascetic.
Like a monk; pertaining to monks or to the monastic system; monastic: often a term of contempt: as, monkish manners; monkish solitude.
adjective
Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic
“monkish manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude.”
Where it comes from
From monk + -ish.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, MONK · 6 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MONKISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 164 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 62, 21 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MONKISH starts with M and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read HIKMNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of MONKISH. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start MONKIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found MONKISH?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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