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NUMBERS
Definition of NUMBERS
noun
plural of number
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Word DNA
NUMBERS inherits its ancestry from its root, NUMB.
How it is built
Same root, NUMB · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German, Old Norse.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NUMBERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 9, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
NUMBERS starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BEMNRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start NUMBER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found NUMBERS?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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