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NEFARIOUS
Definition of NEFARIOUS
adjective
Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
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Where it comes from
From Latin nefārius (“execrable, abominable”), from nefās (“something contrary to divine law, an impious deed, sin, crime”), from ne- (“not”) + fās (“the dictates of religion, divine law”), which is related to Latin for (“to speak, to say”) and cognate to Ancient Greek φημί (phēmí, “to say”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NEFARIOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 51 boards so far. 112 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
NEFARIOUS starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEFINORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found NEFARIOUS?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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