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ACERBIC
Definition of ACERBIC
adjective
Tasting sour or bitter.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Attested since the 17th century, from Latin acerbus (“sour, bitter”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
32.9%
of traced words share this origin (9,038)
branch · 32.9% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ACERBIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACERBIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ABCCEIR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ACERBI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ACERBIC?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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