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JUBES
Definition of JUBES
noun
plural of jube
noun
A type of gelatine-based confection; its ingredients and consistency vary between countries.
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Word DNA
JUBES inherits its ancestry from its root, JUBE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,477)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, JUBE · 1 relative 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.
JUBES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 129, 26 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 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
JUBES starts with J and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BEJSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found JUBES?
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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