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PUNNY
Definition of PUNNY
adjective
Resembling a pun; involving the use of a pun.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From pun + -y, possibly influenced by funny.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PUN · 7 relatives 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.
PUNNY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 99 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PUNNY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read NNPUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found PUNNY?
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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.
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