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VAWARD
Definition of VAWARD
noun
The vanguard.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English vawarde, late form of vantwarde, aphetism of Anglo-Norman avantwarde, a variant of Old French avant-guarde. Doublet of avant-garde and vanguard.
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.
VAWARD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 57, 16 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VAWARD starts with V and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AADRVW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found VAWARD?
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 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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