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VARNISHED
Definition of VARNISHED
verb
simple past and past participle of varnish
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VARNISHED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 86 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 33, 22 June 2026.
Built from these letters
VARNISHED starts with V and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEHINRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start VARNIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found VARNISHED?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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