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PEBBLING
Definition of PEBBLING
verb
present participle and gerund of pebble
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Noun sense 3 is referencing the courtship displays of Adélie penguins and Gentoo penguins, who present smooth pebbles used for nest building to their partners. Popularized on social media in 2024.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PEBBLE · 10 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.
PEBBLING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 151, 18 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PEBBLING starts with P and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read BBEGILNP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PEBBLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PEBBLING?
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 151 - and most players walked straight past it.
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