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SCHLUMPING
Definition of SCHLUMPING
verb
present participle and gerund of schlump
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Word DNA
SCHLUMPING inherits its ancestry from its root, SCHLUMP.
Line of descent
- Yiddish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
31st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (186)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SCHLUMP · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German.
SCHLUMPING in a sentence
“"Obviously nobody likes schlumping around in 87, 88, 90 degrees with humidity," said the city's resident weather historian, Stephen Fybish.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SCHLUMPING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 83 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 54, 13 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 54, 13 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCHLUMPING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read CGHILMNPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SCHLUM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 54
Could you have found SCHLUMPING?
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 54 - and most players walked straight past it.
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