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VARIOLE
Definition of VARIOLE
noun
Alternative form of variola; smallpox
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English varioles pl (“pustules, pocks”), from Latin variola, and partly from French variole. Doublet of variola.
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.
VARIOLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 62, 21 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 62, 21 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VARIOLE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEILORV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start VARIOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VARIOLE?
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 62 - and most players walked straight past it.
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