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VAGOTOMY
Definition of VAGOTOMY
noun
The surgical resection of the vagus nerve so as to reduce the secretion of acid in the stomach and so control duodenal ulcers.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From vago- + -tomy.
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.
VAGOTOMY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 81, 9 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 81, 9 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VAGOTOMY starts with V and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AGMOOTVY - 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.
Could you have found VAGOTOMY?
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 81 - and most players walked straight past it.
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