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JAMBUS
Definition of JAMBUS
noun
plural of jambu
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Word DNA
JAMBUS 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.
JAMBUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 121, 18 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 40 days.
First found by a player on Day 73, 1 August 2026.
Built from these letters
JAMBUS starts with J and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABJMSU - 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 JAMBUS?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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