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IBUPROFEN
Definition of IBUPROFEN
noun
A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From i(so)bu(tyl) + pro(pionic acid) + phen(yl).
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.
IBUPROFEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
IBUPROFEN starts with I and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read BEFINOPRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found IBUPROFEN?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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