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VIOLS
Definition of VIOLS
noun
plural of viol
noun
A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold.
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Word DNA
VIOLS inherits its ancestry from its root, VIOL.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,951)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VIOL · 4 relatives 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.
VIOLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 46 boards so far. 90 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VIOLS starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ILOSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found VIOLS?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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