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VANPOOL
Definition of VANPOOL
noun
The transport of a pool of commuters in a shared van.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From van + pool.
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.
VANPOOL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 67 days.
First found by a player on Day 55, 14 July 2026.
Built from these letters
VANPOOL starts with V and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ALNOOPV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start VANPOO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found VANPOOL?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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