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STUMPWORK
Definition of STUMPWORK
noun
A style of embroidery where the stitched figures are raised from the surface of the work to produce a three-dimensional effect.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From stump + work.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
STUMPWORK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 83, 11 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 83, 11 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STUMPWORK starts with S and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read KMOPRSTUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start STUMPW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found STUMPWORK?
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 83 - and most players walked straight past it.
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