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QUANTUM
Definition of QUANTUM
noun
The total amount of something; quantity. The amount of compensation awarded to a successful party in a lawsuit. The length or magnitude of the sentence handed down to someone who has been found guilty of a crime.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Late Latin quantum, noun use of neuter form of Latin quantus (“how much”).
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.
QUANTUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 89 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
QUANTUM starts with Q and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AMNQTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found QUANTUM?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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