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SALVIA
Definition of SALVIA
noun
A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage. Salvia divinorum, a plant used for its hallucinogenic properties; diviner's sage.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from translingual Salvia, in turn from Latin salvia (“sage”). Doublet of sage.
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.
SALVIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 53 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SALVIA starts with S and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAILSV - 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.
Words that start SALVIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found SALVIA?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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