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VERMIFUGE
Definition of VERMIFUGE
adjective
Acting as a drug to cause the expulsion or death of intestinal worms.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Attested since about 1720, from Latin vermis (“worm”) + fugāre (“to cause to flee”). Compare -fuge.
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.
VERMIFUGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 19, 8 June 2026.
Built from these letters
VERMIFUGE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEFGIMRUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start VERMIF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found VERMIFUGE?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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