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VULN
Definition of VULN
verb
Of a pelican, to wound (oneself) by biting at the breast.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Irregularly derived from Latin vulnerāre.
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.
VULN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 43, 2 July 2026.
Built from these letters
VULN starts with V and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read LNUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start VULN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found VULN?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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