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VICARIOUSLY
Definition of VICARIOUSLY
adverb
In a vicarious manner; indirectly; as, by, or through a substitute; by proxy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From vicarious + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VICARIOUSLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 153 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VICARIOUSLY starts with V and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACIILORSUVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start VICARIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found VICARIOUSLY?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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