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UNPUCKER
Definition of UNPUCKER
verb
To smooth away the puckers or wrinkles (of); to relax or unclench.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From un- + pucker.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, UNPUCKER · 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.
UNPUCKER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 60 days.
Built from these letters
UNPUCKER starts with U and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CEKNPRUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start UNPUCK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found UNPUCKER?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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