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PINKIE
Definition of PINKIE
noun
A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Dutch pinkje (literally “little finger”), which in the Holland dialects takes the form pinkie.
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.
PINKIE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
PINKIE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EIIKNP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start PINKIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found PINKIE?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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