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TWINKLE
Definition of TWINKLE
verb
To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English twinclen, twynclen, from Old English twinclian (“to twinkle”), equivalent to twink (“to wink; blink; twinkle”) + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare German zwinkern (“to wink; twinkle”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,054)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TWINKLE · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TWINKLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 63 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 10, 30 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TWINKLE starts with T and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EIKLNTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start TWINKL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found TWINKLE?
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