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VICTIM
Definition of VICTIM
noun
One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceit, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
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Where it comes from
From Middle French victime, from Latin victima (“sacrificial animal”). Although this root and victor drive from homophonous PIE roots, they are traditionally reconstructed as separate words and thus not cognates.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,860)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VICTIM · 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.
VICTIM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 75 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
VICTIM starts with V and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CIIMTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start VICTIM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found VICTIM?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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