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VARSITY
Definition of VARSITY
noun
University.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested in the mid-17th century. Clipping of univarsity, reflecting an archaic pronunciation of university.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VARSITY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 53 boards so far. 136 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 175, 11 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 9, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
VARSITY starts with V and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AIRSTVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start VARSIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found VARSITY?
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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