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VAGOTOMIES
Definition of VAGOTOMIES
noun
plural of vagotomy
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VAGOTOMIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 93, 21 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VAGOTOMIES starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEGIMOOSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start VAGOTO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found VAGOTOMIES?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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