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VELODROMES
Definition of VELODROMES
noun
plural of velodrome
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Word DNA
VELODROMES inherits its ancestry from its root, VELODROME.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,155)
branch · 15.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VELODROME · 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.
VELODROMES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 45 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VELODROMES starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEELMOORSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found VELODROMES?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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