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ALLUVIUM
Definition of ALLUVIUM
noun
soil, clay, silt or gravel deposited by flowing water, as it slows, in a river bed, delta, estuary or flood plain
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Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin alluvium (“matter deposited by flowing water”), neuter of alluvius (“deposited by a river”), from Latin alluviō (“washing upon, overflowing”). See also al-.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,276)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ALLUVIUM · 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.
ALLUVIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 167, 3 November 2026. The most recent board was Day 173, 9 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 167, 3 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALLUVIUM starts with A and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AILLMUUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L and U appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ALLUVI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ALLUVIUM?
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 167 - and most players walked straight past it.
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