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FIDDLIEST
Definition of FIDDLIEST
adjective
superlative form of fiddly: most fiddly
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Word DNA
FIDDLIEST inherits its ancestry from its root, FIDDLE.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,170)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FIDDLE · 6 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Icelandic, Middle Dutch, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FIDDLIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FIDDLIEST starts with F and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DDEFIILST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and D appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FIDDLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FIDDLIEST?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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