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VIHUELAS
Definition of VIHUELAS
noun
plural of vihuela
noun
A guitar-like string instrument of 15th- and 16th-century Spain, usually with six courses or sets of strings (twelve strings in total).
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Word DNA
VIHUELAS inherits its ancestry from its root, VIHUELA.
Line of descent
- Spanish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
12th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.2%
of traced words share this origin (961)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VIHUELA · 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.
VIHUELAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
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
VIHUELAS starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEHILSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found VIHUELAS?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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