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VOLUTES
Definition of VOLUTES
noun
plural of volute
noun
The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
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Another sense
VOLUTES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of volute.
Word DNA
VOLUTES inherits its ancestry from its root, VOLUTE.
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, VOLUTE · 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.
VOLUTES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 46 boards so far. 123 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
VOLUTES starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ELOSTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found VOLUTES?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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