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NUMBS
Definition of NUMBS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of numb
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Word DNA
NUMBS 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.
NUMBS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 37, 26 June 2026.
Built from these letters
NUMBS starts with N and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BMNSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start NUMBS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found NUMBS?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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