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PUMMEL
Definition of PUMMEL
verb
To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Alteration of pommel.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PUMMEL · 4 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.
PUMMEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 161, 28 October 2026.
Built from these letters
PUMMEL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ELMMPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PUMMEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PUMMEL?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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