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DRACHMS
Definition of DRACHMS
noun
plural 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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Word DNA
DRACHMS inherits its ancestry from its root, DRACHM.
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 (23,951)
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.
DRACHMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 58, 17 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 58, 17 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DRACHMS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACDHMRS - 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 58
Could you have found DRACHMS?
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 58 - and most players walked straight past it.
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