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VAMPIRES
Definition of VAMPIRES
noun
plural of vampire
noun
A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living.
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Word DNA
VAMPIRES inherits its ancestry from its root, VAMPIRE.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
48th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.1%
of traced words share this origin (17)
branch · 0.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VAMPIRE · 3 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.
VAMPIRES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 73 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 5, 26 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 5, 26 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VAMPIRES starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEIMPRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start VAMPIR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 5
Could you have found VAMPIRES?
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 5 - and most players walked straight past it.
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