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PUNCTUM
Definition of PUNCTUM
noun
A sharp tip of any part of the anatomy; a point or other small area.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin pūnctum. Doublet of point, pointe, ponto, puncto, punt, and punto.
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.
PUNCTUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 68, 27 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PUNCTUM starts with P and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CMNPTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start PUNCTU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PUNCTUM?
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 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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