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VEERY
Definition of VEERY
noun
An American thrush (Catharus fuscescens) common in the Northern United States and Canada.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Probably imitative of the bird's call. Attested since the 19th century.
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.
VEERY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 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 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VEERY starts with V and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EERVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found VEERY?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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