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PAUNCHY
Definition of PAUNCHY
adjective
Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
PAUNCHY carries 4 further meanings.
adjective
Having a potbelly.
Having a prominent paunch; big-bellied.
adjective
Pot-bellied.
adjective
having a large belly
Where it comes from
From paunch + -y.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
PAUNCHY in a sentence
“Fatty can be said to be 'paunchy' on his blog where he rides with Radio shack.”
This Just In: I'm Giving Away A Free Bike Because I Don't Need It!, 2010
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PAUNCHY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 44 boards so far. 305 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PAUNCHY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACHNPUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of PAUNCHY. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start PAUNCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found PAUNCHY?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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