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GLUNCH
Definition of GLUNCH
verb
To look sullen or glum; to frown
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Scots glunch, of uncertain origin, possibly an alteration of glum or glump.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Scots
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
21st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.5%
of traced words share this origin (141)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GLUNCH · 2 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.
GLUNCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 128, 25 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 25 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GLUNCH starts with G and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CGHLNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GLUNCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found GLUNCH?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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