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VERMICIDE
Definition of VERMICIDE
noun
Any substance used to kill worms, especially parasitic intestinal worms
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin vermis (“worm”) + -cide.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,696)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VERMICIDE · 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.
VERMICIDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 130, 27 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VERMICIDE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEIIMRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear 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 VERMIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found VERMICIDE?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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