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FEEL
Definition of FEEL
verb
To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English felen, from Old English fēlan, from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan. Cognate with Dutch voelen and German fühlen.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.1%
of traced words share this origin (900)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FEEL · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FEEL in OUTLIER
It has fitted 3 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FEEL starts with F and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read EEFL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start FEEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FEEL?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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