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VIRESCENT
Definition of VIRESCENT
adjective
Green or greenish.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Circa 1825, from Latin virescens, present participle of virescere (“to become green”), from virēre (“to be green”). By surface analysis, Latin vir(ere) + -escent.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VIRESCENT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 59, 18 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VIRESCENT starts with V and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEEINRSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start VIRESC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found VIRESCENT?
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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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