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PLUNKS
Definition of PLUNKS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of plunk
noun
A brief, dull sound, such as the sound of a string of a stringed instrument being plucked, or the thud of something landing on a surface.
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Word DNA
PLUNKS inherits its ancestry from its root, PLUNK.
How it is built
Same root, PLUNK · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PLUNKS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PLUNKS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read KLNPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found PLUNKS?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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