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PUPA
Definition of PUPA
noun
Used as a specific epithet; resembling an insect in its pupal stage of development.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin, from a special use of Latin pūpa (“little girl; doll, puppet”). Doublet of pupe; compare also puppet, puppy.
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.
PUPA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PUPA starts with P and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read APPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P appears more than once.
Words that start PUPA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PUPA?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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