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FAIRY
Definition 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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Where it comes from
From Middle English faierie, fairie, from Old French faerie, from fae (from Latin fāta (“goddess of fate”)) + -erie. Equivalent to fay + -ry. Attested in English from about 1330, in King Alisaunder, first in the sense of "enchantment, illusion, dream" ("that thou herdest is fairye") and shortly thereafter "realm of the fays, fairy-land" and "the inhabitants of fairyland, collectively". The re-interpretation of the term as a countable noun denoting individual inhabitants of fairy-land can be traced to the 1390s, but became common only in the 16th century, perhaps due to reinterpreting phrases like faerie knight.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FAIRY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FAIRY starts with F and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AFIRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FAIRY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found FAIRY?
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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