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CHERUBIM
Definition of CHERUBIM
noun
plural of cherub
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Where it comes from
From Middle English cherubin, cherubine, cherubym, cherubyn, cherybin, gerubin, jerubin, from Old English cerubin, cerubim, ceruphin, cherubin, from Latin cherūbīn, cherūbīm, from Ancient Greek χερουβίν (kheroubín), χερουβείν (kheroubeín), χερουβίμ (kheroubím), from Hebrew כְּרוּבִים (k'ruvím), from כְּרוּב (kruv) + ־ִים (-ím).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHERUBIM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 54 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CHERUBIM starts with C and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read BCEHIMRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHERUB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found CHERUBIM?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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