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FAVEL
Definition of FAVEL
noun
flattery; cajolery; deceit
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French favele, from Latin fabella (“short fable”), diminutive of fabula. See fable.
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.
FAVEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FAVEL starts with F and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEFLV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FAVEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found FAVEL?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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