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NONPLUS
Definition of NONPLUS
noun
A state of bewilderment or perplexity.
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Where it comes from
The noun is derived from Latin nōn plūs (“no further, no more”), from nōn (“not”) + plūs (“additionally, more; further”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)). The verb is derived from the noun.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Proto-Indo-European
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
9%
of traced words share this origin (2,413)
How it is built
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NONPLUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NONPLUS starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read LNNOPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start NONPLU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NONPLUS?
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