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PENCE
Definition of PENCE
noun
plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).
noun
In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth ⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.
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Where it comes from
14th century contraction of penies (“pennies”), collective plural of penny.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PENNY · 5 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.
PENCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 74, 2 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 74, 2 August 2026.
Built from these letters
PENCE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEENP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Could you have found PENCE?
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 74 - and most players walked straight past it.
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