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AERUGINOUS
Definition of AERUGINOUS
adjective
Synonym of verdigrisy, of or related to copper carbonate, bluish green.
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Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin aerūginōsus (“rust-colored”) directly and via Middle French erugineux (“verdigris-colored”), from Latin aerūginōsus (“rusty”), from aerūgō (“rust”) + -ōsus (“-ose: forming adjectives”), from aes (“copper, bronze, brass”) + -ūgō (“forming nouns related to thin coatings or coverings”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AERUGINOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 114, 11 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
AERUGINOUS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEGINORSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 29
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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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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