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JAMB
Definition of JAMB
noun
Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English jambe, jaumbe, from Old French jambe (“leg”), from Late Latin gamba (“hock, shank, leg, thigh”), from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ, “turning post, bend or flexure”). Doublet of gam, gamb, gamba, and jambe.
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.
JAMB in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 135 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 43, 2 July 2026.
Built from these letters
JAMB starts with J and ends with B. Sorted, its letters read ABJM - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start JAMB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found JAMB?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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