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VERMICULITES
Definition of VERMICULITES
noun
plural of vermiculite
noun
A hydrated silicate mineral which expands on heating; it is used in insulation and as a medium for planting.
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Word DNA
VERMICULITES inherits its ancestry from its root, VERMICULITE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,951)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VERMICULITE · 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.
VERMICULITES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 69, 28 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 129, 26 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 77, 5 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VERMICULITES starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEEIILMRSTUV - 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 VERMICUL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VERMICULITES?
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 69 - and most players walked straight past it.
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