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VENEREAL
Definition of VENEREAL
adjective
Of or relating to the genitals or sexual intercourse.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English venereal, venerealle (“of or relating to sexual intercourse”), from Latin venereus, venerius (“of or relating to sexual love”), from Venus (“Roman goddess of love”) (from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”)) + -eus, -ius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VENEREAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 113, 10 September 2026.
Built from these letters
VENEREAL starts with V and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEEELNRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start VENERE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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