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JAMBS
Definition of JAMBS
noun
plural 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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Word DNA
JAMBS inherits its ancestry from its root, JAMB.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,724)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, JAMB · 5 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
JAMBS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 67 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 61, 20 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 61, 20 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JAMBS starts with J and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABJMS - 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.
Could you have found JAMBS?
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 61 - and most players walked straight past it.
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