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VALEDICTORIAN
Definition of VALEDICTORIAN
noun
The individual in a graduating class who delivers the farewell or valedictory address, often the person who graduates with the highest grades.
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Where it comes from
Formed 1759, from valedictory (“of a speech made when leaving”) + -an.
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.
VALEDICTORIAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 45 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 17, 6 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VALEDICTORIAN starts with V and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AACDEIILNORTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start VALEDICTO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found VALEDICTORIAN?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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