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UMBROUS
Definition of UMBROUS
adjective
Umbral, shadowy, or relating to shadows.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
umbra + -ous
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
UMBROUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 58, 17 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 58, 17 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UMBROUS starts with U and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BMORSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U 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.
Also seen on Day 58
Could you have found UMBROUS?
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 58 - and most players walked straight past it.
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