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VERMICIDES
Definition of VERMICIDES
noun
plural of vermicide
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Word DNA
VERMICIDES inherits its ancestry from its root, VERMICIDE.
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 (9,711)
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.
VERMICIDES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VERMICIDES starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDEEIIMRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start VERMIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found VERMICIDES?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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