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WHAM
Definition of WHAM
noun
A forceful blow.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic, representing the sound of an object being slammed against something.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, WHAM · 1 relative 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.
WHAM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 49 boards so far. 109 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WHAM starts with W and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AHMW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start WHAM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found WHAM?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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