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HUMPH
Definition of HUMPH
interjection
A sound, usually made with a closed mouth pouting, indicating annoyance, indignation, disapproval, doubt, or sighing.
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Where it comes from
A natural utterance, first recorded in the mid-16th century.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, HUMPH · 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.
HUMPH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HUMPH starts with H and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read HHMPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. H appears more than once.
Words that start HUMPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HUMPH?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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