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VETIVER
Definition of VETIVER
noun
The grass Chrysopogon zizanioides (synonym Vetiveria zizanioides), which is native to India, but planted throughout the tropics for its fragrant roots and for erosion control.
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Where it comes from
From French vétyver (older spelling) or vétiver, from Tamil வெட்டிவேர் (veṭṭivēr).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,000)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VETIVER · 1 relative 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.
VETIVER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VETIVER starts with V and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEIRTVV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. V and E appear more than once.
Words that start VETIVE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VETIVER?
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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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