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CUMSHAW
Definition of CUMSHAW
noun
A gratuity or tip as thanks for a service
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hokkien 感謝 / 感谢 (kám-siā, “thank you”).
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.
CUMSHAW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 30, 19 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CUMSHAW starts with C and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read ACHMSUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CUMSHA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found CUMSHAW?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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