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GYPSUM
Definition of GYPSUM
noun
A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos). Doublet of gesso.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GYPSUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 309 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 14, 3 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GYPSUM starts with G and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read GMPSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GYPSUM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found GYPSUM?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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