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SCUMS
Definition of SCUMS
noun
plural of scum
noun
A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).
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Word DNA
SCUMS inherits its ancestry from its root, SCUM.
Line of descent
6 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,769)
How it is built
Same root, SCUM · 11 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, French, Italian, Swedish.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SCUMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
SCUMS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CMSSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Could you have found SCUMS?
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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