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DUNSH
Definition of DUNSH
verb
Alternative spelling of dunch.
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Word DNA
DUNSH inherits its ancestry from its root, DUNCH.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.1%
of traced words share this origin (5,012)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DUNCH · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English, Proto-Germanic, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DUNSH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 72, 31 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 92 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DUNSH starts with D and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read DHNSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DUNSH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found DUNSH?
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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