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VIOLATIONS
Definition of VIOLATIONS
noun
plural of violation
noun
The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated. An infraction or a failure to follow a rule. Rape; sexual activity forced on another person without their consent. An insult, especially a severe one.
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Word DNA
VIOLATIONS inherits its ancestry from its root, VIOLATION.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,817)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VIOLATION · 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.
VIOLATIONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 82 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VIOLATIONS starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AIILNOOSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once.
Words that start VIOLAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found VIOLATIONS?
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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