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PUNTING
Definition of PUNTING
verb
present participle and gerund of punt
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Word DNA
PUNTING inherits its ancestry from its root, PUNT.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
19th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.6%
of traced words share this origin (461)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PUNT · 4 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.
PUNTING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 1, 22 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First found by a player on Day 1, 22 May 2026.
Built from these letters
PUNTING starts with P and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GINNPTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 1
Could you have found PUNTING?
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 1 - and most players walked straight past it.
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