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VIGOROUS
Definition of VIGOROUS
adjective
Physically strong and active.
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Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman vigrus, from Old French vigoros (French vigoureux), from Medieval Latin vigorosus, from Latin vigor. Doublet of vigoroso.
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.
VIGOROUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 102 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
VIGOROUS starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read GIOORSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start VIGORO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found VIGOROUS?
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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