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INANE
Definition of INANE
adjective
Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance.
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Where it comes from
From Latin inānis (“empty, vain, useless”), of unknown origin.
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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.
INANE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 36 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
INANE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEINN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start INANE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INANE?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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