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RUMMIES
Definition of RUMMIES
noun
plural of rummy
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Word DNA
RUMMIES inherits its ancestry from its root, RUMMY.
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,654)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RUMMY · 4 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.
RUMMIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RUMMIES starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EIMMRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found RUMMIES?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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