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FANTODS
Definition of FANTODS
noun
plural of fantod
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The first known record of the word is from 1839, in the book Adventures of Harry Franco by Charles Biggs.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FANTOD · 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.
FANTODS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 48 boards so far. 61 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FANTODS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADFNOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found FANTODS?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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