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PUTTEE
Definition of PUTTEE
noun
A strip of cloth wound round the leg, worn for protection or support by hikers, soldiers etc.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Hindi पट्टी (paṭṭī, “bandage, strip of cloth”), from Sanskrit पट्टिका (paṭṭikā) of similar meaning.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
15th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (747)
branch · 1.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PUTTEE · 1 relative 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.
PUTTEE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 41 days.
First found by a player on Day 106, 3 September 2026.
Built from these letters
PUTTEE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEPTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found PUTTEE?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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