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VERBIAGE
Definition of VERBIAGE
noun
Overabundance of words.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French verbiage. Compare verb meaning "word" in verbal and verbose.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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 (2,185)
branch · 15.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VERBIAGE · 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.
VERBIAGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 39 boards so far. 74 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VERBIAGE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABEEGIRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found VERBIAGE?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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