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TRANKS
Definition of TRANKS
noun
plural of trank
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Word DNA
TRANKS inherits its ancestry from its root, TRANK.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,301)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TRANK · 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.
TRANKS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 88, 16 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 88, 16 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TRANKS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AKNRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found TRANKS?
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 88 - and most players walked straight past it.
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