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VERVELS
Definition of VERVELS
noun
plural of vervel
VARVEL · via vervel
noun
A metal ring bearing the owner's name or coat of arms, attached to a hawk's jesses. Used for identifying birds.
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Word DNA
VERVELS inherits its ancestry from its root, VARVEL.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,318)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VARVEL · 4 relatives 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.
VERVELS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 167, 3 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VERVELS starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EELRSVV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. V and E appear more than once.
Could you have found VERVELS?
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 167 - and most players walked straight past it.
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