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CHUM
Definition of CHUM
noun
A friend; a pal.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
1675–85; of uncertain origin, possibly from cham, shortening of chambermate, or from comrade. Less likely from Welsh cymrawd (“fellow”), compare brawd (“brother”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Welsh
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
34th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (138)
branch · 0.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CHUM · 8 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.
CHUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 49 boards so far. 100 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CHUM starts with C and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CHMU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 CHUM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found CHUM?
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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