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PEINED
Definition of PEINED
verb
simple past and past participle of pein
PEEN · via pein
noun
The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
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Word DNA
PEINED inherits its ancestry from its root, PEEN.
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,636)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PEEN · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Norwegian, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PEINED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 96, 24 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First found by a player on Day 96, 24 August 2026.
Built from these letters
PEINED starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEINP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found PEINED?
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 96 - and most players walked straight past it.
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