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VERGE
Definition of VERGE
noun
A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger. The stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted tenants, by holding it in the hand and swearing fealty to the lord. Such tenants were called tenants by the verge.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French verge (“rod or wand of office”), hence "scope, territory dominated", from Latin virga (“shoot, rod stick”), of unknown origin. Earliest attested sense in English is now-obsolete meaning "male member, penis" (c.1400). Modern sense is from the notion of 'within the verge' (1509, also as Anglo-Norman dedeinz la verge), i.e. "subject to the Lord High Steward's authority" (as symbolized by the rod of office), originally a 12-mile radius round the royal court, which sense shifted to "the outermost edge of an expanse or area." Doublet of virga.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VERGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 33, 22 June 2026.
Built from these letters
VERGE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEGRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start VERGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found VERGE?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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