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THUMPING
Definition of THUMPING
adjective
Exceptional in some degree.
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Word DNA
THUMPING inherits its ancestry from its root, THUMP.
How it is built
Same root, THUMP · 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.
THUMPING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 10, 30 May 2026.
Built from these letters
THUMPING starts with T and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GHIMNPTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start THUMPI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found THUMPING?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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