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VITRIOLED
Definition of VITRIOLED
verb
simple past and past participle of vitriol
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Word DNA
VITRIOLED inherits its ancestry from its root, VITRIOL.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,723)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VITRIOL · 2 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.
VITRIOLED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 31 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. It was on the latest finished board.
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
VITRIOLED starts with V and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEIILORTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start VITRIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found VITRIOLED?
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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