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VERSO
Definition of VERSO
noun
The back side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal; The left-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an even page number.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin in versō foliō (“on the turned leaf, on the turned page”), the ablative case of the Latin versus (“turned, changed”) from the perfect passive participle of vertō (“turn”). Compare rēctus (“right”).
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 (25,170)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VERSO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 46 boards so far. 104 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VERSO starts with V and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read EORSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start VERSO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found VERSO?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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