The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
CONTUMELIES
Definition of CONTUMELIES
noun
plural of contumely
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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.
CONTUMELIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 66, 25 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 66, 25 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CONTUMELIES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEILMNOSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start CONTUME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CONTUMELIES?
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 66 - and most players walked straight past it.
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