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VENISON
Definition of VENISON
noun
The meat of a deer, especially one that was hunted in its own natural habitat.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English venisoun, venesoun, from Anglo-Norman veneisun, venesoun, venesun (“meat of large game, particularly deer or boar; hunt”), from Latin vēnātiō, vēnātiōnem (“hunt; meat from a hunt”), formed on vēnātus, perfect participle of vēnor (“to hunt”). Doublet of venatio and venation.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,419)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VENISON · 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.
VENISON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 132, 29 September 2026.
Built from these letters
VENISON starts with V and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EINNOSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Could you have found VENISON?
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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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