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PLUMBEOUS
Definition of PLUMBEOUS
adjective
Consisting of, or resembling, lead.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin plumbeus, from plumbum (“lead”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,711)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PLUMBEOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 71, 30 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PLUMBEOUS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BELMOPSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start PLUMBE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found PLUMBEOUS?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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