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VANQUISHED
Definition of VANQUISHED
adjective
Defeated.
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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.
VANQUISHED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 85 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
VANQUISHED starts with V and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEHINQSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start VANQUI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found VANQUISHED?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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