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VAVASOUR
Definition of VAVASOUR
noun
a subvassal; someone holding their lands from a vassal of the crown rather than from the crown directly
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English vavasour, from Old French vavasour, from Medieval Latin vavassor, perhaps from vassus vassōrum (“vassal of vassals”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,643)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
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.
VAVASOUR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VAVASOUR starts with V and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AAORSUVV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. V and A appear more than once.
Words that start VAVASO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VAVASOUR?
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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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