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SUBGUM
Definition of SUBGUM
noun
A Cantonese dish consisting of mixed meat and vegetables, often in combination with noodles, rice, or soup.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Cantonese 什錦／什锦 (sap6 gam2).
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.
SUBGUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 103, 31 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SUBGUM starts with S and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read BGMSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start SUBGUM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found SUBGUM?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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