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VIRGINS
Definition of VIRGINS
noun
plural of virgin
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Word DNA
VIRGINS inherits its ancestry from its root, VIRGIN.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,914)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VIRGIN · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VIRGINS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
VIRGINS starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read GIINRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start VIRGIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found VIRGINS?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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