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GRUMPISH
Definition of GRUMPISH
adjective
surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From grumpy + -ish.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GRUMPISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GRUMPISH starts with G and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read GHIMPRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GRUMPI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found GRUMPISH?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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