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VERMEIL
Definition of VERMEIL
adjective
Bright scarlet, vermilion.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English vermayle, from Old French vermeil (“vermilion”), from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect used to make a crimson dye. Doublet of vermicule.
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.
VERMEIL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 103, 31 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
VERMEIL starts with V and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EEILMRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start VERMEI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found VERMEIL?
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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