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FAIENCE
Definition of FAIENCE
noun
A type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic, used domestically for tableware and in architecture as a decorative material.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French faïence, named after the city of Faenza, Italy, where it was made in the 16th century.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FAIENCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 29 boards so far. 48 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FAIENCE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEFIN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E 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.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found FAIENCE?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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