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VERDIGRIS
Definition of VERDIGRIS
noun
A blue-green patina or rust that forms on copper-containing metals.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English vertegrece, verdegres, from Old French verte grez (literally “acidic green”), an alteration of older verte de Grece (literally “green of Greece”). The modern French writing of this word is vert-de-gris (literally “green of gray”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old French
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (837)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VERDIGRIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VERDIGRIS starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEGIIRRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and I appear more than once.
Words that start VERDIG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VERDIGRIS?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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