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LARVAS
Definition of LARVAS
noun
plural of larva
noun
An early stage of growth for insects and some amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
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Word DNA
LARVAS inherits its ancestry from its root, LARVA.
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
Same root, LARVA · 5 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.
LARVAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
LARVAS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AALRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found LARVAS?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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