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NEBULOSE
Definition of NEBULOSE
adjective
nebulous; cloudy
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NEBULOSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 86, 14 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 86, 14 August 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
NEBULOSE starts with N and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEELNOSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start NEBULO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NEBULOSE?
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 86 - and most players walked straight past it.
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