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SKRONK
Definition of SKRONK
verb
To produce a raw, discordant sound with a musical instrument, most commonly via a saxophone or electric guitar.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Imitative.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SKRONK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SKRONK starts with S and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read KKNORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. K appears more than once.
Words that start SKRONK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SKRONK?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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