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DUMP
Definition of DUMP
noun
A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English dumpen, dompen, probably from Old Norse dumpa (“to thump”) (whence Danish dumpe (“to fall suddenly”)), of uncertain origin, possibly imitative of falling, similar to thump.
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.
DUMP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 1, 22 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 1, 22 May 2026.
Built from these letters
DUMP starts with D and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read DMPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DUMP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 1
Could you have found DUMP?
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 1 - and most players walked straight past it.
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