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GAUM
Definition of GAUM
noun
Heed; attention.
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Where it comes from
The noun is from dialectal (Northern) English, from Middle English gome, from Old Norse gaum, gaumr (“heed, attention”), from Proto-Germanic *gaumō (“attention”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰowe- (“to heed, pay attention”). The verb is from Middle English *gomen, from the noun. Compare native Middle English yemen, from Old English ġīeman (“to care for, heed”), and Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaumjan, “observe”).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,623)
How it is built
Same root, GAUM · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GAUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 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 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GAUM starts with G and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AGMU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GAUM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found GAUM?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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