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CREDULOUS
Definition of CREDULOUS
adjective
Excessively ready to believe things; gullible.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Originated in 1576, borrowed from Latin crēdulus (“that easily believes a thing, credulous”), from crēdō (“to believe”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,723)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CREDULOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 130 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CREDULOUS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDELORSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start CREDUL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found CREDULOUS?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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