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VERMICULATED
Definition of VERMICULATED
verb
simple past and past participle of vermiculate
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Word DNA
VERMICULATED inherits its ancestry from its root, VERMICULATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,912)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VERMICULATE · 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.
VERMICULATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VERMICULATED starts with V and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEILMRTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start VERMICUL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found VERMICULATED?
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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