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FANDANGO
Definition of FANDANGO
noun
A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish fandango, of uncertain origin. Possibly related to Portuguese fado, or of West African origin.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
26th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (101)
branch · 15.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FANDANGO · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FANDANGO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FANDANGO starts with F and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read AADFGNNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and N appear more than once.
Words that start FANDAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FANDANGO?
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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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