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PUNKISH
Definition of PUNKISH
adjective
Reminiscent of the punk subculture; slightly punk.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
PUNKISH carries 3 further meanings.
Meretricious.
adjective
Reminiscent of the punk subculture.
adjective
Slightly punk.
Where it comes from
From punk + -ish.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
PUNKISH in a sentence
“Though I do agree with you about this: you sound kind of punkish by just dropping the bag, but kudos overall for your actions. just want to throw this out there: have any of you been mugged or had someone break into your home?”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PUNKISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 152 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PUNKISH starts with P and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read HIKNPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found PUNKISH?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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