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FAVELAS
Definition of FAVELAS
noun
plural of favela
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Word DNA
FAVELAS inherits its ancestry from its root, FAVELA.
Line of descent
- Portuguese
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
27th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (257)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FAVELA · 1 relative 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.
FAVELAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 39 boards so far. 110 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FAVELAS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAEFLSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found FAVELAS?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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