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THUMP
Definition of THUMP
noun
A blow that produces a muffled sound.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Mid 16th century, probably imitative.
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.
THUMP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 121, 18 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 42, 1 July 2026.
Built from these letters
THUMP starts with T and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read HMPTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start THUMP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found THUMP?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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