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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.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Mid 19th century, from New Latin vanadium.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,860)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VANADIUM · 1 relative 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.
VANADIUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 48 boards so far. 156 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
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.
Also seen on Day 8
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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