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PUNGA
Definition of PUNGA
noun
Alternative form of ponga.
noun
A medium-sized tree fern endemic to New Zealand, of species Alsophila tricolor (syns .Alsophila dealbata, Cyathea dealbata et al.).
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PUNGA · 1 relative 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.
PUNGA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PUNGA starts with P and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AGNPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found PUNGA?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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