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FACTIOUS
Definition of FACTIOUS
adjective
Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin factiosus (“divisive; inclined to separate”); derivative of factio.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,860)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FACTIOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 50 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FACTIOUS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACFIOSTU - 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 21
Could you have found FACTIOUS?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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