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VELLUM
Definition of VELLUM
noun
A type of parchment paper made from the skin of a lamb, baby goat, or calf.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French velin (French vélin), from Latin vitulinus (“of a calf”), as if derived from Old French veel (“veal”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,424)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VELLUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 53 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 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
VELLUM starts with V and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ELLMUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start VELLUM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VELLUM?
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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