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WHOMPING
Definition of WHOMPING
verb
present participle and gerund of whomp
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Another sense
WHOMPING carries a second meaning.
verb
Present participle of whomp.
Word DNA
WHOMPING inherits its ancestry from its root, WHOMP.
How it is built
Same root, WHOMP · 4 relatives in the game
WHOMPING in a sentence
“Said "whomping up" certianly not needed for deer,. but on the off chance an owly sasquatch would show up,.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WHOMPING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 36 boards so far. 78 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WHOMPING starts with W and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read GHIMNOPW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found WHOMPING?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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