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FERRY
Definition of FERRY
verb
To carry; transport; convey.
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Where it comes from
The verb is from Middle English ferien (“to carry, convey”), from Old English ferian, from Proto-West Germanic *farjan, from Proto-Germanic *farjaną, which see for cognates. This verb is the causative of Proto-Germanic *faraną (“to go, travel”), whence English fare; ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-. The noun is from Middle English ferie (“place of crossing, ferry”), which was derived from the above verb under influence of Old Norse ferja, from Proto-Germanic *farjǭ, itself also from the verb. False cognate of Latin ferō.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FERRY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FERRY starts with F and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EFRRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start FERRY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FERRY?
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