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VERNIX
Definition of VERNIX
noun
Vernix caseosa; a fatty deposit covering the skin of newborn babies.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
VERNIX carries 3 further meanings.
noun
A waxy white protective substance consisting of desquamated epithelial cells and sebaceous matter that covers the skin of a fetus.
noun
In medicine, used in the phrase vernix caseosa, a fatty matter covering the skin of the fetus.
noun
a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus
Where it comes from
Derived from Medieval Latin vernix (“varnish”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,861)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VERNIX · 1 relative in the game
VERNIX in a sentence
“Her skin is wrinkled and covered with a creamy protective coating called vernix caseosa.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VERNIX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 75 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 73, 1 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 73, 1 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VERNIX starts with V and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read EINRVX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found VERNIX?
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 73 - and most players walked straight past it.
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