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VEGAS
Definition of VEGAS
noun
plural of vega
noun
An open tract of ground; a plain, especially one which is moist and fertile, such as those used for growing tobacco.
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Word DNA
VEGAS inherits its ancestry from its root, VEGA.
Line of descent
- Spanish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
12th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.2%
of traced words share this origin (925)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VEGA · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VEGAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 50 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 16, 5 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VEGAS starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEGSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found VEGAS?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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