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INVERSE
Definition of INVERSE
adjective
Opposite in effect, nature or order.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Recorded since 1440, from Latin inversus, the past participle of invertere (“to invert”), itself from in- (“against, in”) + vertere (“to turn”).
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.
INVERSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 56, 15 July 2026.
Built from these letters
INVERSE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEINRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start INVERS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found INVERSE?
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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