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VERY

/ˈvɛɹi/4 letters

Definition of VERY

adverb

To a great extent or degree.

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Where it comes from

From Middle English verray, from Old French verai (“true”), from Early Medieval Latin vērāgus, from Classical Latin vērāx, derived from vērus, from Proto-Italic *wēros, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros. Distantly cognate with Old English wǣr (“true”). Over time displaced the use of a number of Germanic words or prefixes to convey the sense 'very' such as fele, full-, mæġen, sore, sin-, swīþe, (partially) wel.

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

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It has fitted 6 boards so far.

Day 1Day 106
Its 6 boards, across 106 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
6
Boards it fitted
2
First board
106
Latest board
79
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 2, 23 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.

Built from these letters

VERY
4
Letters
1
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

VERY starts with V and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ERVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.

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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 2 - and most players walked straight past it.

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