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TWINKLIER
Definition of TWINKLIER
adjective
comparative form of twinkly: more twinkly
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Word DNA
TWINKLIER inherits its ancestry from its root, TWINKLE.
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 (3,153)
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.
TWINKLIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 160, 27 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 171, 7 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 160, 27 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TWINKLIER starts with T and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EIIKLNRTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start TWINKL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TWINKLIER?
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 160 - and most players walked straight past it.
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