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JETSOM
Definition of JETSOM
noun
Alternative form of jetsam.
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Word DNA
JETSOM inherits its ancestry from its root, JETSAM.
Line of descent
- Anglo-Norman
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
26th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (277)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, JETSAM · 1 relative 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.
JETSOM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 129, 26 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 36 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JETSOM starts with J and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EJMOST - 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 JETSOM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found JETSOM?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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