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ENORMOUS
Definition of ENORMOUS
adjective
Deviating from the norm; unusual, extraordinary.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin ēnormis. An assimilated form of ex- (“out of”) + norma (“rule, norm”) + -ous.
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.
ENORMOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ENORMOUS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EMNOORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ENORMO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found ENORMOUS?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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