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ACUTE
Definition of ACUTE
adjective
Brief, quick, short.
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Where it comes from
From Late Middle English acute (“of a disease or fever: starting suddenly and lasting for a short time; of a humour: irritating, sharp”), from Latin acūta, from acūtus (“sharp, sharpened”), perfect passive participle of acuō (“to make pointed, sharpen, whet”), from acus (“needle, pin”). The word is cognate to ague (“acute, intermittent fever”). As regards the noun, which is derived from the verb, compare Middle English acūte (“severe but short-lived fever; of blood: corrosiveness, sharpness; musical note of high pitch”).
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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.
ACUTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 17, 6 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACUTE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACETU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start ACUTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found ACUTE?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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