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VARIATION
Definition of VARIATION
noun
The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French variation, from Old French variacion, from Latin variātiō, from vary + -ation.
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.
VARIATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VARIATION starts with V and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AAIINORTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start VARIAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found VARIATION?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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