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FEATHERINGS
Definition of FEATHERINGS
noun
plural of feathering
FEATHER · via feathering
noun
A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FEATHERINGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 57 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FEATHERINGS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEFGHINRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start FEATHER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found FEATHERINGS?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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