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CAUTIOUS
Definition of CAUTIOUS
adjective
Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From cauti(on) + -ous. Compare Latin cautus.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Its etymology also names Latin.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CAUTIOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CAUTIOUS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACIOSTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start CAUTIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found CAUTIOUS?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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