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HUMUS
Definition of HUMUS
noun
A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin humus.
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.
HUMUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 47 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
HUMUS starts with H and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read HMSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Could you have found HUMUS?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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