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SANCTUM
Definition of SANCTUM
noun
A place set apart, as with a sanctum sanctorum; a sacred or private place; a private retreat or workroom.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin sānctum (“that which is holy”).
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.
SANCTUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SANCTUM starts with S and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ACMNSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SANCTU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found SANCTUM?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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