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INCUBUSES
Definition of INCUBUSES
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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Word DNA
INCUBUSES 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 (25,330)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, INCUBUS · 2 relatives 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.
INCUBUSES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 48 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 118, 15 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INCUBUSES starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BCEINSSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U and S appear more than once.
Could you have found INCUBUSES?
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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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