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FACTOIDS
Definition of FACTOIDS
noun
plural of factoid
noun
An inaccurate statement or statistic believed to be true because of broad repetition, especially if cited in the media.
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Word DNA
FACTOIDS inherits its ancestry from its root, FACTOID.
How it is built
Same root, FACTOID · 1 relative 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.
FACTOIDS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 42 boards so far. 86 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
FACTOIDS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACDFIOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found FACTOIDS?
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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