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VENINES
Definition of VENINES
Wiktionary has no entry for VENINES itself. This is its base word, VENIN.
noun
Synonym of venom.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for VENIN.
From French venin (“venom”), from Latin venēnum (“juice; venom”). Doublet of venene and venom.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,861)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VENIN · 2 relatives 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.
VENINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 159, 26 October 2026.
Built from these letters
VENINES starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEINNSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and N appear more than once.
Could you have found VENINES?
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 159 - and most players walked straight past it.
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