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VACUUMING
Definition of VACUUMING
verb
present participle and gerund of vacuum
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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.
VACUUMING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 47 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 21, 10 June 2026.
Built from these letters
VACUUMING starts with V and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ACGIMNUUV - 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 21
Could you have found VACUUMING?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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