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NEBULE

/ˈnɛbjuːl/6 letters

Definition of NEBULE

noun

A decorative wavy or curly pattern; moulding of an undulating or wavy form.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From Latin nebula (“little cloud, mist”), though the first sense ("a decorative wavy pattern", as a noun) is perhaps a misunderstanding of the adjective nebulé (“wavy”).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Rarity score
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Revealed only in play
Tier
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Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

NEBULE in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 3 boards so far.

Day 1Day 100
Its 3 boards, across 100 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
3
Boards found on
46
First board
96
Latest board
42
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.

First found by a player on Day 46, 5 July 2026.

Built from these letters

NEBULE
6
Letters
3
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

NEBULE starts with N and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEELNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.

Words that start NEBULE

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found NEBULE?

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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.

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