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IDIOT
Definition of IDIOT
noun
A person of low general intelligence.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English idiote, ydiote, from Old French idiote (later idiot), from Latin idiota, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one's own, pertaining to oneself, private”). Doublet of idiota. By surface analysis, idi- + -ot.
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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.
IDIOT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
IDIOT starts with I and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DIIOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start IDIOT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found IDIOT?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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