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VEXED
Definition of VEXED
adjective
annoyed, irritated or distressed
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English vexed, vexede, vexit, vixid, equivalent to vex + -ed.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.1%
of traced words share this origin (4,779)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VEX · 8 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.
VEXED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 193 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 17, 6 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First found by a player on Day 17, 6 June 2026.
Built from these letters
VEXED starts with V and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEVX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start VEXED
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 17
Could you have found VEXED?
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 17 - and most players walked straight past it.
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