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VARIABLE
Definition of VARIABLE
adjective
Able to vary or be varied.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed into Middle English in the 14th century from Old French variable, from Latin variare (“to change”), from varius (“different, various”). Equates to English vary + -able.
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.
VARIABLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 23 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VARIABLE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABEILRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start VARIAB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found VARIABLE?
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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