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FESTOONED
Definition of FESTOONED
adjective
Decorated with a string of lights, flowers, or paper hung in a curve between two points. It can also be used more broadly to describe a place that is richly decorated or covered in something, especially for a special occasion.
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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.
FESTOONED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 118 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 14, 3 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FESTOONED starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEFNOOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FESTOO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found FESTOONED?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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