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MINUSCULE
Definition of MINUSCULE
noun
A lowercase letter.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French minuscule, from Latin minuscula, feminine of minusculus (“rather less, rather small”), from minus (“less, smaller”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
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.
MINUSCULE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
MINUSCULE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEILMNSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start MINUSC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found MINUSCULE?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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