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FAIRIES
Definition of FAIRIES
noun
plural of fairy
noun
A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although typically depicted as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.
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Word DNA
FAIRIES inherits its ancestry from its root, FAIRY.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (10,004)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FAIRY · 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.
FAIRIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FAIRIES starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEFIIRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found FAIRIES?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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