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HAUSTORIUM
Definition of HAUSTORIUM
noun
A root of a parasitic plant modified to take nourishment from its host.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin haustor (“drainer”) + -ium.
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.
HAUSTORIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HAUSTORIUM starts with H and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AHIMORSTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start HAUSTO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found HAUSTORIUM?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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