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CUSTOM
Definition of CUSTOM
noun
Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English custume, borrowed from Anglo-Norman custume, inherited from Latin consuētūdinem, a noun derived from cōnsuēscō, from con- (“with”) + suēscō (“become used or accustomed to”). Displaced native Old English ġewuna and sidu. Doublet of costume, consuetude, and kastom. The adjectival form first appears c. 1830.
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.
CUSTOM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 91, 19 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CUSTOM starts with C and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CMOSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CUSTOM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found CUSTOM?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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