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PUMMELLED
Definition of PUMMELLED
verb
simple past and past participle of pummel
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Word DNA
PUMMELLED inherits its ancestry from its root, PUMMEL.
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.
PUMMELLED 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
PUMMELLED starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEELLMMPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M, E and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start PUMMEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PUMMELLED?
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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