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VOLLEY
Definition of VOLLEY
noun
The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French volée (“flight”), from Vulgar Latin volta, from Late Latin volatus.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.2%
of traced words share this origin (10,073)
branch · 33.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VOLLEY · 4 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.
VOLLEY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VOLLEY starts with V and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ELLOVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start VOLLEY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VOLLEY?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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