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PRECAUTIOUS
Definition of PRECAUTIOUS
adjective
Taking precautions.
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Word DNA
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.
PRECAUTIOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 123, 20 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PRECAUTIOUS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEIOPRSTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start PRECAUT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found PRECAUTIOUS?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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