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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).
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 41 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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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