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BATFOWLING
Definition of BATFOWLING
noun
Alternative spelling of bat-fowling.
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Word DNA
BATFOWLING inherits its ancestry from its root, BAT.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
14th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (776)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, BAT · 16 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BATFOWLING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
BATFOWLING starts with B and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ABFGILNOTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start BATFOW
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found BATFOWLING?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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