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VAGUS
Definition of VAGUS
noun
Ellipsis of vagus nerve.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowing from Latin vagus (“wandering, rambling, strolling”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,643)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VAGUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 71 boards so far. 454 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 15, 4 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VAGUS starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AGSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found VAGUS?
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 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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