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DRAMS
Definition of DRAMS
noun
plural of dram
noun
A small unit of weight, variously: Alternative form of drachm (“One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ʒ)”). Alternative form of drachm (“One eighth of an ounce apothecary (3.89 g; symbol: ʒ)”). Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
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Word DNA
DRAMS inherits its ancestry from its root, DRAM.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,043)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DRAM · 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.
DRAMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 53 boards so far. 170 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DRAMS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADMRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found DRAMS?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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