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INCUBUS
Definition of INCUBUS
noun
An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Late Latin incubus, from Latin incubō (“nightmare, one who lies down on the sleeper”), from incubō (“to lie upon, to hatch”, from in- (“on”) + cubō (“to lie down”)).
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.
INCUBUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 133 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INCUBUS starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BCINSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found INCUBUS?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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