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VULNERATE
Definition of VULNERATE
verb
To wound, cause to become vulnerable.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Latin vulnero
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.
VULNERATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VULNERATE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEELNRTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start VULNER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found VULNERATE?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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