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FERMIUMS
Definition of FERMIUMS
Wiktionary has no entry for FERMIUMS itself. This is its base word, FERMIUM.
noun
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Fm) with an atomic number of 100. An atom of this element.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for FERMIUM.
From Fermi + -ium; named for Enrico Fermi.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FERMI · 3 relatives 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.
FERMIUMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FERMIUMS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EFIMMRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once.
Could you have found FERMIUMS?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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