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FIREDAMP
Definition of FIREDAMP
noun
A flammable gas (mostly methane) found in coal mines; forms an explosive mixture with air.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From fire + damp with 'damp' not in the usual sense of 'moist' but old German, modern Dutch, Danish 'damp' as steam or vapour, hence a gas liable to catch fire.
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.
FIREDAMP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 89, 17 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 89, 17 August 2026.
Built from these letters
FIREDAMP starts with F and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read ADEFIMPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found FIREDAMP?
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 89 - and most players walked straight past it.
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