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FRIVOLOUS
Definition of FRIVOLOUS
adjective
Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner; lacking a good reason for being, or for doing what one does; due to or moved by a caprice or whim.
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Where it comes from
From Latin frīvolus (“silly, empty, trifling, frivolous, worthless”), with the ending modified to match -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.
FRIVOLOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 192 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 17, 6 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FRIVOLOUS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read FILOORSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start FRIVOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found FRIVOLOUS?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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