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VACUUM
Definition of VACUUM
noun
A region of space that contains no matter.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin vacuum (“vacuum”), a subsense of Classical Latin vacuum (“empty space”), a substantivised form of vacuus (“empty”); related to vacāre (“to be empty”). The exercise sense comes from analogy to the sucking action of a vacuum cleaner.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,633)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VACUUM · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VACUUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 135 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VACUUM starts with V and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ACMUUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start VACUUM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found VACUUM?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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