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VELL
Definition of VELL
verb
To cut the turf from, as for burning.
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Where it comes from
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, VELL · 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.
VELL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VELL starts with V and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ELLV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start VELL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VELL?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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