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FAIRYTALE
Definition of FAIRYTALE
adjective
Alternative spelling of fairy-tale.
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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.
FAIRYTALE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 9, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
FAIRYTALE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEFILRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found FAIRYTALE?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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