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CUNEIFORM
Definition of CUNEIFORM
adjective
Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French cunéiforme or New Latin cuneifōrmis, from Classical Latin cuneus (“wedge”) + fōrma.
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.
CUNEIFORM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 214 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 19, 8 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CUNEIFORM starts with C and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CEFIMNORU - 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.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found CUNEIFORM?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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