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VACUUMS
Definition of VACUUMS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of vacuum
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Word DNA
VACUUMS inherits its ancestry from its root, VACUUM.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,981)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VACUUM · 4 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.
VACUUMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 19, 8 June 2026.
Built from these letters
VACUUMS starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACMSUUV - 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 19
Could you have found VACUUMS?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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