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VAINGLORIES
Definition of VAINGLORIES
noun
plural of vainglory
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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.
VAINGLORIES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 90 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 60, 19 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VAINGLORIES starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEGIILNORSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start VAINGLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found VAINGLORIES?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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