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FELLOE
Definition of FELLOE
noun
The rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English felwe, from Old English felg (“harrow, felloe”). Doublet of felly, which see for more information.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,849)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FELLOE · 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.
FELLOE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FELLOE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEFLLO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found FELLOE?
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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