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NERVIER
Definition of NERVIER
adjective
comparative form of nervy: more nervy
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Word DNA
NERVIER inherits its ancestry from its root, NERVE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,234)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, NERVE · 9 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NERVIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 35 days.
First found by a player on Day 138, 5 October 2026.
Built from these letters
NERVIER starts with N and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEINRRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and R appear 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.
Could you have found NERVIER?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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