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FACTION
Definition of FACTION
noun
A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French faction, from Latin factiō (“a group of people acting together, a political faction”), noun of process from perfect passive participle factus, from faciō (“do, make”). Doublet of fashion.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,912)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FACTION · 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.
FACTION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 49 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 14, 3 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FACTION starts with F and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACFINOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FACTIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found FACTION?
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