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WONKIER
Definition of WONKIER
adjective
comparative form of wonky: more wonky
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Word DNA
WONKIER inherits its ancestry from its root, WONKY.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,759)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, WONKY · 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.
WONKIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 129 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WONKIER starts with W and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EIKNORW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found WONKIER?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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