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VIRAGO
Definition of VIRAGO
noun
A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin virāgō (“warlike or heroic woman”, literally “manlike”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,643)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VIRAGO · 2 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.
VIRAGO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 42 boards so far. 119 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VIRAGO starts with V and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read AGIORV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start VIRAGO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found VIRAGO?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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