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FALANOUC
Definition of FALANOUC
noun
A rare mongoose-like euplerid mammal of the species Eupleres goudotii, of Madagascar.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Malagasy falanouc, possible cognate of Malay pelanduk (“chevrotain”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Malay
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
29th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (236)
branch · 0.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FALANOUC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 144, 11 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 144, 11 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FALANOUC starts with F and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read AACFLNOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found FALANOUC?
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 144 - and most players walked straight past it.
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