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INCUBI
Definition of INCUBI
noun
plural of incubus
noun
An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.
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Other senses
INCUBI carries 2 further meanings.
noun
Latin plural of incubus.
noun
Plural form of incubus.
Word DNA
INCUBI inherits its ancestry from its root, INCUBUS.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,170)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, INCUBUS · 2 relatives in the game
INCUBI in a sentence
“In the medieval Christian church, nuns and priests sometimes reported that demons, called incubi and succubi, had sex with them while they were sleeping, Dr. Barrett says.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INCUBI in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 79 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INCUBI starts with I and ends with I. Sorted, its letters read BCIINU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found INCUBI?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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