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FETLOCKS
Definition of FETLOCKS
noun
plural of fetlock
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Word DNA
FETLOCKS inherits its ancestry from its root, FETLOCK.
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 (2,853)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FETLOCK · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Middle Low German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FETLOCKS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 44 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FETLOCKS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEFKLOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found FETLOCKS?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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