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VIRTUOSO
Definition of VIRTUOSO
noun
An expert in virtù or art objects and antiquities; a connoisseur.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtus (“excellence”). Doublet of virtuous.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 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, VIRTUOSO · 3 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.
VIRTUOSO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 48 boards so far. 192 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
VIRTUOSO starts with V and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read IOORSTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start VIRTUO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found VIRTUOSO?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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