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VASELINE
Definition of VASELINE
noun
Petroleum jelly.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From German Wasser (“water”) + Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil”) + -ine. Genericized trademark of the Vaseline brand of petroleum jelly introduced by American chemist Robert Augustus Chesebrough in 1872.
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.
VASELINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 60, 19 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 37 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VASELINE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEILNSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found VASELINE?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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