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VELOCITIES
Definition of VELOCITIES
noun
plural of velocity
noun
A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component.
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Word DNA
VELOCITIES inherits its ancestry from its root, VELOCITY.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,696)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VELOCITY · 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.
VELOCITIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 109 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 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
VELOCITIES starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEIILOSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start VELOCI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found VELOCITIES?
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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