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FICTIONEER
Definition of FICTIONEER
noun
A writer of fiction, especially one who produces many publications.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From fiction + -eer.
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.
FICTIONEER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 108, 5 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 108, 5 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FICTIONEER starts with F and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read CEEFIINORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FICTIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FICTIONEER?
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 108 - and most players walked straight past it.
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