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NEBULES
Definition of NEBULES
noun
plural of nebule
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Word DNA
NEBULES inherits its ancestry from its root, NEBULE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,711)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, NEBULE · 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.
NEBULES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 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
NEBULES starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BEELNSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found NEBULES?
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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