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VELIGER
Definition of VELIGER
noun
The planktonic larva of many kinds of marine and freshwater gastropod molluscs, as well as most bivalve molluscs.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin vēliger (“sail-bearing”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,817)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VELIGER · 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.
VELIGER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VELIGER starts with V and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEGILRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found VELIGER?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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