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PRONKED
Definition of PRONKED
verb
simple past and past participle of pronk
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Word DNA
PRONKED inherits its ancestry from its root, PRONK.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
15th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.8%
of traced words share this origin (233)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PRONK · 2 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.
PRONKED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PRONKED starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEKNOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found PRONKED?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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