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VOUCH
Definition of VOUCH
verb
To call on (someone) to be a witness to something. To cite or rely on (an authority, a written work, etc.) in support of one's actions or opinions.
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Where it comes from
The verb is derived from Middle English vouchen (“to call, summon; to provide; to make available, proffer; to affirm, declare formally”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman vocher, voucher, woucher, and Old French vocher, voucher, vochier (“to call, summon; to claim; to call upon, invoke; to denounce”) [and other forms], from Vulgar Latin *vocicāre, derived from Latin vocāre (“to call, summon; to call upon, invoke; to designate, name; to bring or put (into a condition or state”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to sound out; to speak”). Verb sense 8.1 (“to summon (someone) into court to establish a warranty of title to land”) in the form vouch to warrant or vouch to warranty is a calque from Anglo-Norman and Old French voucher a garant. The noun is derived from the verb.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,554)
How it is built
Same root, VOUCH · 8 relatives in the game
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VOUCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 210 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
VOUCH starts with V and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CHOUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start VOUCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
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