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WOLFRAM
Definition of WOLFRAM
noun
wolframite
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Wolfram, of obscure origin. Generally assumed to be derived from Wolf (“wolf”) + Rahm (“cream, soot”), a calque of Latin lupi spuma (“wolf's froth”), coined by Georg Agricola in the 16th century and a term of contempt due to its lesser value compared to tin and its degradation to the tin smelting process. Else, possibly derived from a personal name, where the second element is derived from *hrabn (“raven”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, WOLFRAM · 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.
WOLFRAM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 53 boards so far. 117 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 14, 3 June 2026.
Built from these letters
WOLFRAM starts with W and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AFLMORW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start WOLFRA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found WOLFRAM?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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