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WINKIE
Definition of WINKIE
noun
Alternative form of winky (“emoticon that shows a winking face”).
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Word DNA
WINKIE inherits its ancestry from its root, WINK.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,787)
How it is built
Same root, WINK · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, French, Latin, Middle Low German, Sanskrit.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WINKIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First found by a player on Day 42, 1 July 2026.
Built from these letters
WINKIE starts with W and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EIIKNW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found WINKIE?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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