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FLUMES
Definition of FLUMES
noun
plural of flume
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Word DNA
FLUMES inherits its ancestry from its root, FLUME.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,696)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLUME · 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.
FLUMES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 50 boards so far. 237 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 9, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
FLUMES starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EFLMSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found FLUMES?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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