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PUNCH
Definition of PUNCH
noun
A hit or strike with one's fist.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English punchen, partially from Old French ponchonner (“to punch”), from ponchon (“pointed tool”), from Latin punctio, from punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick”); and partially from Middle English punchen, a syncopated variant of punischen ("to punish"; see punish). Also influenced by Middle English punchon ("a punch"; see puncheon). Compare also Middle English bunchen, bonchen (“to punch, deliver a blow, pound, beat”).
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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.
PUNCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 48 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 66, 25 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PUNCH starts with P and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CHNPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PUNCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found PUNCH?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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