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VALANCES
Definition of VALANCES
noun
plural of valance
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Word DNA
VALANCES inherits its ancestry from its root, VALANCE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (854)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VALANCE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VALANCES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 69 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VALANCES starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACELNSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start VALANC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found VALANCES?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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