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VIGORISH
Definition of VIGORISH
noun
A charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Yiddish וויגריש (vigrish), from Russian вы́игрыш (výigryš, “winnings”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
20th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.5%
of traced words share this origin (358)
branch · 0.7% 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.
VIGORISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 84 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VIGORISH starts with V and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read GHIIORSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start VIGORI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found VIGORISH?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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