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TANDEM

/ˈtændəm/6 letters

Definition of TANDEM

noun

A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing pulling power but only the animal in front being able to steer.

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Where it comes from

The noun is borrowed from Latin tandem (“of time: at last, at length, finally”), applied humorously in English to two horses harnessed “at length” (that is, in a single line) instead of side-by-side. Tandem is derived from tam (“so, to such an extent”) + -dem (demonstrative suffix). The adjective, adverb, and verb are derived from the noun.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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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.

TANDEM in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 96
Its 20 boards, across 96 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
20
Boards found on
32
First board
95
Latest board
12
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.

First found by a player on Day 32, 21 June 2026.

Built from these letters

TANDEM
6
Letters
2
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

TANDEM starts with T and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ADEMNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.

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