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FARD
Definition of FARD
verb
To paint, as the cheeks or face.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The verb is derived from Middle English farden (“to apply cosmetics”) or Middle French farder, from Old French farder (“to make up or paint the face; to disguise; to represent in a false light”), from Frankish *farwidōn (“to colour, dye”), from Proto-Germanic *farwiþōną (“to colour”), from *farwō (“colour”), from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“coloured; motley”). The word is cognate with Icelandic farða, Latin pulcher (“beautiful”), Old High German farwjan (“to colour”) (modern German Farbe (“colour”)), Middle Low German varwe (“colour”) (Low German Farwe (“colour”)), Welsh erch (“dark brown”). The noun derived is from French fard (“cosmetics, make-up”), from Old French fart (“cosmetics, make-up”) (masculine) (farde (feminine)); further etymology is uncertain, but a possible derivation is from Old High German gifarwit (“coloured, painted”), past participle of farwjan (“to colour”), from Proto-West Germanic *faru (related to the verb).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FARD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FARD starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADFR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FARD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found FARD?
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