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SPUTUM
Definition of SPUTUM
noun
Matter coughed up and expectorated from the mouth, composed of saliva and discharges from the respiratory passages such as mucus, phlegm or pus.
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Where it comes from
From New Latin, from Latin sputum (“that which is spit out, spittle”), from spuere (“to spit”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,981)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SPUTUM · 1 relative 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.
SPUTUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 39 boards so far. 180 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SPUTUM starts with S and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read MPSTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found SPUTUM?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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