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AVOW
Definition of AVOW
verb
To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English avowen, from Old French avouer, from Latin advocare (“to call to, call upon, hence to call as a witness, defender, patron, or advocate”), from ad (“to”) + vocare (“to call”). Doublet of advoke, avouch, and advocate. Not related to vow.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AVOW in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 112 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 2, 23 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 2, 23 May 2026.
Built from these letters
AVOW starts with A and ends with W. Sorted, its letters read AOVW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start AVOW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 2
Could you have found AVOW?
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 2 - and most players walked straight past it.
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