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WONKED
Definition of WONKED
Wiktionary has no entry for WONKED itself. This is its base word, WONK.
noun
An overly studious person, particularly a student.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for WONK.
American English student slang 1954; perhaps navy slang before that. "Expert" sense popularized in the Clinton administration, 1993. Origin uncertain, possibly from wonky (“shaky, unreliable”) or wank, wanker or simply expressive.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, WONK · 3 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.
WONKED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 147, 14 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 147, 14 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WONKED starts with W and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEKNOW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found WONKED?
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 147 - and most players walked straight past it.
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