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QUADRATUS
Definition of QUADRATUS
noun
Any of several roughly square or rectangular muscles, e.g. in the abdomen, thigh, and eye socket.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin quadratus, perfect passive participle of quadro (“to make square”).
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.
QUADRATUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
QUADRATUS starts with Q and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AADQRSTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U and A appear more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start QUADRA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found QUADRATUS?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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