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CEREBRUMS
Definition of CEREBRUMS
noun
plural of cerebrum
noun
The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for the integration of complex sensory functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.
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Word DNA
CEREBRUMS inherits its ancestry from its root, CEREBRUM.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,318)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CEREBRUM · 3 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.
CEREBRUMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 153, 20 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CEREBRUMS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BCEEMRRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and R appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CEREBR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CEREBRUMS?
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 153 - and most players walked straight past it.
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