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IDOLATROUS
Definition of IDOLATROUS
adjective
Partaking in idolatry; worshipping idols or false gods.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From idolatry + -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.
IDOLATROUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IDOLATROUS starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADILOORSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start IDOLAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found IDOLATROUS?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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