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VARISCITE
Definition of VARISCITE
noun
A relatively rare hydrated aluminum phosphate mineral (AlPO4·2H2O), sometimes confused with turquoise.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Named after the locality of Variscia, the dated name of Vogtland (Germany), + -ite.
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.
VARISCITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 81, 9 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 81, 9 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VARISCITE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEIIRSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start VARISC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VARISCITE?
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 81 - and most players walked straight past it.
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