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VALOROUS
Definition of VALOROUS
adjective
Having or displaying valour.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French valeureux.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,283)
branch · 12.9% 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.
VALOROUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 173 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VALOROUS starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ALOORSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start VALORO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found VALOROUS?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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