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CUPROUS
Definition of CUPROUS
adjective
Of, or of the nature of, copper.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin cuprum (“copper”), + -ous.
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
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% 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.
CUPROUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 65 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CUPROUS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read COPRSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found CUPROUS?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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