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FACTORIALS
Definition of FACTORIALS
noun
plural of factorial
noun
The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number. In equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!). For example, 5! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 120.
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Word DNA
FACTORIALS inherits its ancestry from its root, FACTORIAL.
How it is built
Same root, FACTORIAL · 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.
FACTORIALS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 77 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FACTORIALS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACFILORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start FACTOR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found FACTORIALS?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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