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RHEUMIEST
Definition of RHEUMIEST
adjective
superlative form of rheumy: most rheumy
adjective
Of, relating to, or made of rheum (“thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum”); watery.
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Word DNA
RHEUMIEST inherits its ancestry from its root, RHEUM.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,094)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RHEUM · 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.
RHEUMIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RHEUMIEST starts with R and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EEHIMRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start RHEUMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found RHEUMIEST?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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