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VOUCHSAFE
Definition of VOUCHSAFE
verb
To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.
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Other senses
VOUCHSAFE carries 4 further meanings.
transitive verb
To condescend to grant or bestow (something).
transitive verb
To condescend (to do something); deign.
transitive verb
To disclose or reveal.
To guarantee as safe; secure; assure.
Where it comes from
From vouch + safe, written as two words in Middle English and early Modern English.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,235)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VOUCHSAFE · 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.
VOUCHSAFE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 59 boards so far. 216 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
VOUCHSAFE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEFHOSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of VOUCHSAFE. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start VOUCHS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
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