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VANQUISHER
Definition of VANQUISHER
noun
Someone who vanquishes; a conqueror.
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Other senses
VANQUISHER carries 3 further meanings.
noun
A conqueror; a victor.
noun
One who, or that which, vanquishes.
noun
someone who is victorious by force of arms
Where it comes from
From vanquish + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, VANQUISH · 3 relatives 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.
VANQUISHER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 107 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VANQUISHER starts with V and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEHINQRSUV - 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 mean much the same
Near-synonyms of VANQUISHER. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start VANQUI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found VANQUISHER?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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