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CONGRUOUS
Definition of CONGRUOUS
adjective
Corresponding in character.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English [Term?], from Latin congruus, from congruō (“to coincide with; to agree”).
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.
CONGRUOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CONGRUOUS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CGNOORSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and U appear more than once.
Words that start CONGRU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found CONGRUOUS?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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