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VEXINGS
Definition of VEXINGS
noun
plural of vexing
VEX · via vexing
verb
To annoy, irritate.
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Word DNA
VEXINGS inherits its ancestry from its root, VEXING.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,231)
branch · 22.3% 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.
VEXINGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 57 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VEXINGS starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EGINSVX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start VEXING
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VEXINGS?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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