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GLUME
Definition of GLUME
noun
A basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of grasses (Poaceae) and sedges (Cyperaceae).
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Where it comes from
From Latin gluma (“husk of grain”). The root can also be seen in glubere (“to peel”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,914)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, GLUME · 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.
GLUME in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GLUME starts with G and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EGLMU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GLUME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found GLUME?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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