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PUNT
Definition of PUNT
noun
A narrow shallow boat, square at both ends, traditionally propelled by a pole.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old English punt, from Latin pontō (“Gaulish flat-bottomed boat, pontoon”), from pons (“bridge”); readopted from Middle Low German punte (“ferry boat”) or Middle Dutch ponte (“ferry boat”) of the same origin.
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.
PUNT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PUNT starts with P and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read NPTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PUNT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found PUNT?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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