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SCURRILOUS
Definition of SCURRILOUS
adjective
Of a person, given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin scurrīlis (“buffoon-like”) + -ous, from scurra (“a buffoon”).
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
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,330)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
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.
SCURRILOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 153, 20 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCURRILOUS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CILORRSSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S, U and R appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SCURRI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SCURRILOUS?
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 153 - and most players walked straight past it.
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