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FAKER
Definition of FAKER
noun
One who fakes something.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From fake + -er.
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.
FAKER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 47, 6 July 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
FAKER starts with F and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEFKR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start FAKER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found FAKER?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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