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PUKE
Definition of PUKE
noun
vomit.
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Where it comes from
Probably imitative; or, alternatively related to Proto-Germanic *pukaną (“to spit, puff”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). If so, then related to German pfauchen, fauchen (“to hiss, spit”), Dutch spugen (“to spit, spit up”), German spucken (“to spit, puke, throw up”), and Old English spīwan (“to vomit, spit”). More at spew. Attested as early as 1581, first mention is the derivative pukishness (“the tendency to be sick frequently”). In 1600, "to spit up, regurgitate", recorded in the Seven Ages of Man speech in Shakespeare's As You Like It.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PUKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
PUKE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EKPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PUKE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found PUKE?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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