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PUMPERNICKEL
Definition of PUMPERNICKEL
noun
A German sourdough bread made from rye.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Westphalian German Pumpernickel, from Pumper (“fart”) (or a related form, such as pumpern) and Nickel (“rascal”) (from the male name Nikolaus (“Nicholas”)), possibly originating as an insult for a person or for the bread itself by outsiders. A false folk etymology claims that this comes from the phrase pain pour Nicole ("bread for Nicole"), referring to Napoleon disliking the taste so much that he thought it was fit for his horse Nicole.
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.
PUMPERNICKEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PUMPERNICKEL starts with P and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read CEEIKLMNPPRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P and E appear more than once.
Words that start PUMPERNI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PUMPERNICKEL?
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