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VAPOROUS
Definition of VAPOROUS
adjective
Of or relating to vapour; also, having the characteristics or consistency of vapour.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English vaporous, from Late Latin vapōrōsus (“full of steam”), from Latin vapor (“exhalation; smoke; steam, vapour”) (possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *kwep- (“to boil; to smoke, steam; aroma; strong odour”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, overly, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns). The English word is analysable as vapour + -ous. Possibly a doublet of hope.
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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.
VAPOROUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 88 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VAPOROUS starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AOOPRSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start VAPORO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found VAPOROUS?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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