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VAGUE
Definition of VAGUE
adjective
Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French vague, from Latin vagus (“uncertain, vague”, literally “wandering, rambling, strolling”).
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.
VAGUE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 79 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
VAGUE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEGUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start VAGUE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found VAGUE?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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