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IGNEOUS
Definition of IGNEOUS
adjective
Pertaining to or having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin igneus (“fiery”). By surface analysis, Latin ign- + -eous.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
IGNEOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 100 boards so far. 383 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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
IGNEOUS starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EGINOSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found IGNEOUS?
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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