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VOCALESE
Definition of VOCALESE
noun
Jazz singing genre where the lyrics are written to melodies that were originally parts of an all-instrumental composition or improvisation.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From vocal + -ese.
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.
VOCALESE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 54, 13 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 54, 13 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VOCALESE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEELOSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start VOCALE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 54
Could you have found VOCALESE?
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 54 - and most players walked straight past it.
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