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VARIATIONS
Definition of VARIATIONS
noun
plural of variation
noun
The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
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Word DNA
VARIATIONS inherits its ancestry from its root, VARIATION.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- Middle French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,860)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VARIATION · 1 relative 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.
VARIATIONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 36 boards so far. 74 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
VARIATIONS starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAIINORSTV - 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 8
Could you have found VARIATIONS?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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