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SEDIMENT
Definition of SEDIMENT
noun
A collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French sédiment, from Latin sedimentum < sedeō.
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.
SEDIMENT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 48 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SEDIMENT starts with S and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DEEIMNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SEDIME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found SEDIMENT?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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