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PAYNIM
Definition of PAYNIM
noun
A pagan or heathen, especially a Muslim, or a Jew.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English paynym, paynyme, from Anglo-Norman paienime, peinime et al., from Late Latin paganismus (“paganism”), from Latin paganus (“pagan”). Doublet of paganism.
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.
PAYNIM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First found by a player on Day 50, 9 July 2026.
Built from these letters
PAYNIM starts with P and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AIMNPY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PAYNIM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found PAYNIM?
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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