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PUTZES
Definition of PUTZES
noun
plural of putz
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Word DNA
PUTZES inherits its ancestry from its root, PUTZ.
Line of descent
- Yiddish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
31st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (189)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PUTZ · 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.
PUTZES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 57 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 34 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PUTZES starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EPSTUZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found PUTZES?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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