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FLUMMERY
Definition of FLUMMERY
noun
A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour. A slightly tart, jelly-like food of Welsh origin, made from extensively boiling oats, then boiling down the liquid extracted from it.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Welsh llymru (“a sour jelly derived from boiled oatmeal”), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to llymrig (“slippery”). For phonetic development, compare origin of Floyd.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Welsh
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
33rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (151)
branch · 0.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLUMMERY · 1 relative 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.
FLUMMERY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 161, 28 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLUMMERY starts with F and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EFLMMRUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found FLUMMERY?
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