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FACES
Definition of FACES
noun
plural of face
noun
The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
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Word DNA
FACES inherits its ancestry from its root, FACE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FACE · 10 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Chinese, German, Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FACES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FACES starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEFS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found FACES?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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