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VANGUARDS
Definition of VANGUARDS
noun
plural of vanguard
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VANGUARDS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 52 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
VANGUARDS starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AADGNRSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start VANGUA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found VANGUARDS?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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