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INADEQUACIES
Definition of INADEQUACIES
noun
plural of inadequacy
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Word DNA
INADEQUACIES inherits its ancestry from its root, INADEQUACY.
How it is built
Same root, INADEQUACY · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INADEQUACIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INADEQUACIES starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACDEEIINQSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I, A and E appear more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start INADEQUA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found INADEQUACIES?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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