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FEVER
Definition of FEVER
noun
A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English fever, fevere, from Old English fefer, fefor (“fever”) and Old French fievre (“fever”), from Latin febris (“a fever”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). Displaced native Old English hriþ (“fever”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Fiewer, German Fieber, Danish feber, Swedish feber.
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.
FEVER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FEVER starts with F and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEFRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start FEVER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found FEVER?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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