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BUNCHES
Definition of BUNCHES
noun
plural of bunch
noun
A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
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Word DNA
BUNCHES inherits its ancestry from its root, BUNCH.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.4%
of traced words share this origin (11,201)
How it is built
Same root, BUNCH · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Danish, Dutch, Old French, 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.
BUNCHES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BUNCHES starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BCEHNSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BUNCHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found BUNCHES?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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