The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
VILLUS
Definition of VILLUS
noun
A small projection from a membrane, particularly those found in the mucous membranes of the intestines.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin villus (“shaggy hair”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (26,276)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VILLUS · 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.
VILLUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 173, 9 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 146, 13 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VILLUS starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ILLSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found VILLUS?
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 146 - and most players walked straight past it.
Play today's OUTLIER