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ILEUM
Definition of ILEUM
noun
The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Via Medieval Latin from Latin ilia.
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.
ILEUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 39 boards so far. 60 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ILEUM starts with I and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EILMU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found ILEUM?
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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