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FALCHIONS
Definition of FALCHIONS
noun
plural 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.
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Another sense
FALCHIONS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of falchion.
Word DNA
FALCHIONS inherits its ancestry from its root, FALCHION.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,595)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FALCHION · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Italian.
FALCHIONS in a sentence
“According to a survey in game, most of girls do not choose the dated swords, huge axes and falchions.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FALCHIONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 50 boards so far. 94 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FALCHIONS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACFHILNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found FALCHIONS?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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