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HUNCH
Definition of HUNCH
noun
A hump; a protuberance.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Assibilated variant of hunk, of uncertain origin. Alternatively, a derivative of hump, via an earlier Middle English *hunche, *humpchin, from *hump + -chin, -chen (diminutive suffix), equivalent to hump + -kin. In the sense of an intuitive impression, said to be from the old gambling superstition that it brings luck to touch the hump of a hunchback.
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.
HUNCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 111, 8 September 2026.
Built from these letters
HUNCH starts with H and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CHHNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. H appears more than once.
Words that start HUNCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HUNCH?
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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.
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