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ABSURD
Definition of ABSURD
adjective
Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly.
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Where it comes from
First attested in 1557. From Middle French absurde, from Latin absurdus (“incongruous, dissonant, out of tune”), from ab (“away from, out”) + surdus (“silent, deaf, dull-sounding”). Compare surd.
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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.
ABSURD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ABSURD starts with A and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ABDRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start ABSURD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ABSURD?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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