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DRACHM
Definition of DRACHM
noun
A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth (1⁄16) of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ʒ). One eighth (1⁄8) of an ounce apothecary (3.89 g; symbol: ʒ). Alternative form of dirhem: a small former Turkish weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). Alternative form of drachma: a small former Greek weight (about 4.3 g).
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Where it comes from
Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French dragme (modern French drachme), from Late Latin dragma. Doublet of dirham.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DRACHM · 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.
DRACHM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 54, 13 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 54, 13 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DRACHM starts with D and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ACDHMR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DRACHM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 54
Could you have found DRACHM?
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 54 - and most players walked straight past it.
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