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FATHER
Definition of FATHER
noun
A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.).
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Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English fader, from Old English fæder, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr, possibly from *peh₂- + *-tḗr. Doublet of ayr, faeder, athair, padre, pater, and père.
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.
FATHER in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
FATHER starts with F and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEFHRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start FATHER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FATHER?
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 109 - and most players walked straight past it.
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