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VIOLENT
Definition of VIOLENT
adjective
Involving extreme force or motion.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English violent, from Old French violent, from Latin violentus, from vīs (“strength”). Displaced native Old English stræc. For the verb, compare French violenter.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,914)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VIOLENT · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VIOLENT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 66 boards so far. 152 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
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
VIOLENT starts with V and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EILNOTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start VIOLEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found VIOLENT?
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