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VANADIUM
Definition of VANADIUM
noun
A chemical element (symbol V) with atomic number 23; it is a transition metal, used in the production of special steels.
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Where it comes from
Mid 19th century, from New Latin vanadium.
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.
VANADIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 62 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
VANADIUM starts with V and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AADIMNUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start VANADI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VANADIUM?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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