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PINYON
Definition of PINYON
noun
Alternative spelling of piñon.
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Word DNA
PINYON inherits its ancestry from its root, PI.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,094)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PI · 9 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.
PINYON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PINYON starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read INNOPY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start PINYON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PINYON?
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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.
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