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VALPROIC
Definition of VALPROIC
adjective
Of or pertaining to valproic acid or its derivatives
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From valeric and propyl.
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.
VALPROIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 56, 15 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 80, 8 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 41 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 56, 15 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VALPROIC starts with V and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACILOPRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start VALPRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 56
Could you have found VALPROIC?
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 56 - and most players walked straight past it.
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