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VANES
Definition of VANES
noun
plural of vane
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Word DNA
VANES inherits its ancestry from its root, VANE.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,843)
How it is built
Same root, VANE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VANES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 57, 16 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VANES starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AENSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start VANES
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found VANES?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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