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VERMICULE
Definition of VERMICULE
noun
A small worm or worm-like organism.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin vermiculus, diminutive of vermis (“a worm”). See vermicular. Doublet of vermeil.
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.
VERMICULE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 51, 10 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 51, 10 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VERMICULE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEILMRUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start VERMIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 51
Could you have found VERMICULE?
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 51 - and most players walked straight past it.
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