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FATHERINGS
Definition of FATHERINGS
Wiktionary has no entry for FATHERINGS itself. This is its base word, 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
The origin recorded for FATHER.
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.
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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.
FATHERINGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 21, 10 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FATHERINGS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEFGHINRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FATHER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found FATHERINGS?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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