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CORUNDUMS
Definition of CORUNDUMS
noun
plural of corundum
noun
An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al2O3, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.
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Word DNA
CORUNDUMS inherits its ancestry from its root, CORUNDUM.
How it is built
Same root, CORUNDUM · 1 relative 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.
CORUNDUMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 72, 31 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CORUNDUMS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDMNORSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Could you have found CORUNDUMS?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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