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RIGHTEOUS
Definition of RIGHTEOUS
adjective
Free from sin or guilt.
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Where it comes from
From earlier rightuous, rightwose, rightwos, rightwise, from Middle English rightwise, rightwis, from Old English rihtwīs (“righteous, just”), corresponding to right + -wise (with assimilation of second element to -ous), or to right + wise (“way, manner”). Cognate with Scots richtwis (“righteous”), Old High German rehtwīsic (“righteous, just”), Icelandic réttvíss (“righteous, just”). Compare also thefteous, mighteous.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
RIGHTEOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 49 boards so far. 108 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
RIGHTEOUS starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EGHIORSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start RIGHTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found RIGHTEOUS?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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