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VIOLIN
Definition of VIOLIN
noun
A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.
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Where it comes from
Derived from Italian violino (“little viola”), from viola + -ino.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Italian
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
10th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.7%
of traced words share this origin (1,376)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VIOLIN · 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.
VIOLIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 56 boards so far. 88 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. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
VIOLIN starts with V and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read IILNOV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start VIOLIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found VIOLIN?
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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