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PUGNACIOUS
Definition of PUGNACIOUS
adjective
Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the stem of Latin pugnāx + -ous, from pugnō (“to fight”), from pugnus (“fist”). By surface analysis, Latin pugn- + -acious.
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.
PUGNACIOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 290 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PUGNACIOUS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACGINOPSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start PUGNAC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found PUGNACIOUS?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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