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BANAUSIC
Definition of BANAUSIC
adjective
Of or pertaining to technical matters; mechanical.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek βαναυσικός (banausikós, “of or for mechanics”), from βάναυσος (bánausos, “mechanical; ironsmith”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming relational adjectives). βάναυσος is derived from βαύνος (baúnos, “forge, furnace”), a Pre-Greek word of unknown origin.
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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.
BANAUSIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 116, 13 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
BANAUSIC starts with B and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read AABCINSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start BANAUS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found BANAUSIC?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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