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VAMBRACE
Definition of VAMBRACE
noun
The piece of armor designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English vambrace, vauntbras, from Anglo-Norman vambras, avantbras.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Anglo-Norman
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
27th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (107)
branch · 15.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VAMBRACE · 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.
VAMBRACE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 51 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
VAMBRACE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABCEMRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found VAMBRACE?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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