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QUID
Definition of QUID
noun
The inherent nature of something.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin quid (“what, something”), neuter singular of quis (“who”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, QUID · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
QUID in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 240 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 10, 30 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
QUID starts with Q and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DIQU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start QUID
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found QUID?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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