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FIDDLEY
Definition of FIDDLEY
noun
The iron framework round the deck opening that leads to the stokehole of a steamer, usually covered by a grating of iron bars.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FIDDLEY · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FIDDLEY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FIDDLEY starts with F and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DDEFILY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FIDDLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FIDDLEY?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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