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UMLAUT
Definition of UMLAUT
noun
An assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid that is separated by one or more consonants.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Umlaut in the 19 century, from um- or um (“around, re-, trans-”) + Laut (“sound”), from Old High German hlūt. More at loud.
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.
UMLAUT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 62 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UMLAUT starts with U and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ALMTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U 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 UMLAUT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found UMLAUT?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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