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PUNKAH
Definition of PUNKAH
noun
A fan, particularly a large fan made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling, formerly often operated by a servant.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hindi पंखा (paṅkhā, “fan”), from Sanskrit पक्षक (pakṣaka), from पक्ष (pakṣa, “wing”).
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.
PUNKAH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 84, 12 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PUNKAH starts with P and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AHKNPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PUNKAH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found PUNKAH?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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