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VINDALOOS
Definition of VINDALOOS
noun
plural of vindaloo
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Word DNA
VINDALOOS inherits its ancestry from its root, VINDALOO.
Line of descent
- Hindi
- Portuguese
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
21st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (355)
branch · 1.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VINDALOO · 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.
VINDALOOS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VINDALOOS starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADILNOOSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found VINDALOOS?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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