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CURIOUSER
Definition of CURIOUSER
adjective
comparative form of curious: more curious
adjective
Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; nosy, prying.
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Word DNA
CURIOUSER inherits its ancestry from its root, CURIOUS.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CURIOUS · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Italian, Old English, Portuguese, Spanish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CURIOUSER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CURIOUSER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CEIORRSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U and R appear more than once.
Words that start CURIOU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CURIOUSER?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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