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VIRTUALIST
Definition of VIRTUALIST
noun
One who supports the doctrine of virtualism.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From virtual + -ist.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, VIRTUAL · 8 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.
VIRTUALIST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 29 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VIRTUALIST starts with V and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AIILRSTTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and T appear more than once.
Words that start VIRTUA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VIRTUALIST?
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 138 - and most players walked straight past it.
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