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ACME
Definition of ACME
noun
A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point; high point”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ACME · 2 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.
ACME in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 55 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACME starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEM - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found ACME?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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