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FEIGNED
Definition of FEIGNED
adjective
Being a pretense, simulation, or counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.
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Word DNA
FEIGNED inherits its ancestry from its root, FEIGN.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,817)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FEIGN · 6 relatives 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.
FEIGNED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 53 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 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FEIGNED starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEFGIN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
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 FEIGNE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found FEIGNED?
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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