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FALCHION
Definition of FALCHION
noun
A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English fauchoun, from Old French fauchon (cognate with Italian falcione), from Vulgar Latin *falciōnem, from Latin falx.
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.
FALCHION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 44 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FALCHION starts with F and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACFHILNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found FALCHION?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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