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QUANTUM

/ˈkwɒntəm/7 letters

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.

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Where it comes from

From Late Latin quantum, noun use of neuter form of Latin quantus (“how much”).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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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.

Day 1Day 102
Its 6 boards, across 102 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
6
Boards found on
12
First board
101
Latest board
35
Longest gap, days

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
7
Letters
3
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

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.

Words that start QUANTU

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

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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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