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FETTLE
Definition of FETTLE
noun
A state of physical condition; kilter or trim.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Late Middle English fetlen (“(verb) to bestow; to fix, prepare, put in place; to prepare (oneself) for battle, gird up; to shape; to be about to, or to ready (oneself) to stay; (adjective) shaped (well or poorly)”) [and other forms], which possibly: Compare Old English ġefetelsod (“provided with a belt; trimmed, polished, ornamented”).
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.
FETTLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FETTLE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEFLTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and T appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FETTLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FETTLE?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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