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VIRULENCE
Definition of VIRULENCE
noun
The state of being virulent.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French virulence, from Late Latin virulentia.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VIRULENCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 93 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VIRULENCE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEILNRUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start VIRULE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VIRULENCE?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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