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RUMMAGE
Definition of RUMMAGE
verb
To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English ronage, from Old French arrumage (compare French arrimage), from arrumer (“to arrange the cargo in the hold”) (compare French arrimer and Spanish arrumar).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old French
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,408)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RUMMAGE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Spanish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
RUMMAGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 161, 28 October 2026.
Built from these letters
RUMMAGE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEGMMRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start RUMMAG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found RUMMAGE?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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