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VACUOLES
Definition of VACUOLES
noun
plural of vacuole
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Word DNA
VACUOLES inherits its ancestry from its root, VACUOLE.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,487)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VACUOLE · 1 relative 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.
VACUOLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 57 boards so far. 159 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VACUOLES starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACELOSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start VACUOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found VACUOLES?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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