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NUMB
Definition of NUMB
adjective
Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.
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Where it comes from
From the past participle of nim (“to take”). Compare German benommen (“dazed, numb”) and Old Norse numinn. The final ⟨b⟩ is a later addition; it was never pronounced, and did not appear in the original word.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NUMB in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
NUMB starts with N and ends with B. Sorted, its letters read BMNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start NUMB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found NUMB?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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