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DRUMMING
Definition of DRUMMING
noun
The act of beating a drum.
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Word DNA
DRUMMING inherits its ancestry from its root, DRUM.
Line of descent
- Middle Dutch
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
19th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.6%
of traced words share this origin (463)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DRUM · 10 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Middle Low German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DRUMMING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 161, 28 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DRUMMING starts with D and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read DGIMMNRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found DRUMMING?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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