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VOLT
Definition of VOLT
noun
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V
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Where it comes from
Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. For the surname, see Italian Volta.
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.
VOLT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
VOLT starts with V and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read LOTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start VOLT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found VOLT?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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