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GRUMPINESS
Definition of GRUMPINESS
noun
The state, or act, of being grumpy; a feeling of irritation or annoyance, resulting in sulkiness and complaints.
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Where it comes from
From grumpy + -ness.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GRUMPINESS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 162, 29 October 2026.
Built from these letters
GRUMPINESS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EGIMNPRSSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GRUMPI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GRUMPINESS?
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 162 - and most players walked straight past it.
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