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VERSATILE
Definition of VERSATILE
adjective
Capable of doing many things competently.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin versātilis (“turning easily”), from versātus, past participle of versō (“to turn, change”), frequentative of vertō (“to turn”).
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.
VERSATILE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VERSATILE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEILRSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start VERSAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found VERSATILE?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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