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PRANCE
Definition of PRANCE
verb
To spring forward on the hind legs.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English prancen, prauncen (“to prance”, literally “to show off”), variant of Middle English pranken (“to prank”), thus probably from the same ultimate root as prank. Cognate with Bavarian prangezen, prangssen (“to put on airs”), Alemannic German pranzen (“to strut”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,287)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PRANCE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PRANCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 57 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PRANCE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACENPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PRANCE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found PRANCE?
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