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FUMES
Definition of FUMES
noun
plural of fume
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FUMES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FUMES starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EFMSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found FUMES?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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