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KETTLEDRUM
Definition of KETTLEDRUM
noun
A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From kettle + drum.
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.
KETTLEDRUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KETTLEDRUM starts with K and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read DEEKLMRTTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and T appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start KETTLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found KETTLEDRUM?
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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
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