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DRUMSTICK
Definition of DRUMSTICK
noun
A stick used to play drums.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From drum + stick.
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.
DRUMSTICK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DRUMSTICK starts with D and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CDIKMRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DRUMST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found DRUMSTICK?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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