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STERNUMS
Definition of STERNUMS
noun
plural of sternum
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
STERNUMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
STERNUMS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EMNRSSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start STERNU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STERNUMS?
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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