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FAIRYHOOD
Definition of FAIRYHOOD
noun
The state or period of being a fairy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From fairy + -hood.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FAIRY · 10 relatives 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.
FAIRYHOOD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 124, 21 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FAIRYHOOD starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADFHIOORY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found FAIRYHOOD?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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