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PAUNCHES
Definition of PAUNCHES
noun
plural of paunch
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Word DNA
PAUNCHES inherits its ancestry from its root, PAUNCH.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,595)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PAUNCH · 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.
PAUNCHES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 52 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PAUNCHES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEHNPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PAUNCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found PAUNCHES?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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