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JAMBU
Definition of JAMBU
noun
Alternative form of jambul.
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Word DNA
JAMBU inherits its ancestry from its root, JAMBUL.
Line of descent
- Sanskrit
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
15th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (771)
branch · 1.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, JAMBUL · 7 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.
JAMBU in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 121, 18 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 41 days.
First found by a player on Day 43, 2 July 2026.
Built from these letters
JAMBU starts with J and ends with U. Sorted, its letters read ABJMU - 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.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found JAMBU?
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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