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GENIUS
Definition of GENIUS
noun
Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art, etc.
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Where it comes from
From Latin genius (“inborn nature; a tutelary deity of a person or place; wit, brilliance”), from gignō (“to beget, produce”), Old Latin genō, from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-. Doublet of genio. See also genus and genie.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GENIUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 55 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
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
GENIUS starts with G and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EGINSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start GENIUS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found GENIUS?
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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