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INCURIOUS
Definition of INCURIOUS
adjective
Lacking interest or curiosity; uninterested.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin incūriōsus (“careless”), from in- (“un-”) and cūriōsus (“careful”). Attested since the 1560s, originally meaning ‘heedless and negligent.’ The sense of ‘uninquisitive’ dates from the 1610s, and the sense of ‘unworthy of attention’ from 1747.
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.
INCURIOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INCURIOUS starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CIINORSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and U appear more than once.
Words that start INCURI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found INCURIOUS?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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