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VAGINULES
Definition of VAGINULES
noun
plural of vaginule
VAGINULA · via vaginule
noun
A little sheath, such as that about the base of the pedicel of most mosses.
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Word DNA
VAGINULES inherits its ancestry from its root, VAGINULA.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,419)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VAGINULA · 3 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.
VAGINULES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 156, 23 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VAGINULES starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEGILNSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start VAGINU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VAGINULES?
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 156 - and most players walked straight past it.
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