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PROFOUND
Definition of PROFOUND
adjective
Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English profound, profounde, from Anglo-Norman profound, from Old French profont, profonde, from Latin profundus (“deep, profound”), from prō + fundus (“bottom; foundation”).
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.
PROFOUND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 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
PROFOUND starts with P and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DFNOOPRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start PROFOU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found PROFOUND?
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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