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FENDER
Definition of FENDER
noun
panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From fend + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FENDER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
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
FENDER starts with F and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DEEFNR - 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 FENDER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found FENDER?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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