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PUNCHY
Definition of PUNCHY
adjective
Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From punch + -y.
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.
PUNCHY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 334 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PUNCHY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CHNPUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found PUNCHY?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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