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RUNNY
Definition of RUNNY
adjective
Fluid; readily flowing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From run + -y.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, RUN · 8 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.
RUNNY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 32 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
RUNNY starts with R and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read NNRUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found RUNNY?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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