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HUMSTRUM
Definition of HUMSTRUM
noun
An instrument out of tune or rudely constructed.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HUMSTRUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 166, 2 November 2026.
Built from these letters
HUMSTRUM starts with H and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read HMMRSTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U and M appear more than once.
Words that start HUMSTR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HUMSTRUM?
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 166 - and most players walked straight past it.
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