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VERGENCY
Definition of VERGENCY
noun
The act of verging or approaching; tendency, inclination towards something.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
verge + -ency, cf. New Latin vergentia (16th century), French vergence (18th century) and later English vergence (20th century).
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.
VERGENCY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
VERGENCY starts with V and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CEEGNRVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start VERGEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found VERGENCY?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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