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SINECURE
Definition of SINECURE
noun
A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ecclesiastical Latin sine cūrā (literally “without care”), ellipsis of beneficium sine cūrā (“benefice without cure [of souls, i.e. the office of a curate]”), formed from Medieval Latin sine (“without”) + cūrā (“care, charge, cure”).
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
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,981)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SINECURE · 3 relatives 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.
SINECURE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 62 boards so far. 209 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SINECURE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEINRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start SINECU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found SINECURE?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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