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FIELDMOUSE
Definition of FIELDMOUSE
noun
Alternative spelling of field mouse.
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Other senses
FIELDMOUSE carries 3 further meanings.
noun
any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabing woods and fields and gardens.
noun
any mouse inhabiting fields, as the campagnol and the deer mouse. See Campagnol, and Deer mouse.
noun
any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
Word DNA
FIELDMOUSE inherits its ancestry from its root, FIELD.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.3%
of traced words share this origin (11,343)
How it is built
Same root, FIELD · 13 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Catalan, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Italian, Latin, Norwegian and 4 more.
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FIELDMOUSE in a sentence
“Wrap in greasepoof paper with two garlic cloves, a sprig of rosemary, two slices of onion and shredded fieldmouse to taste.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FIELDMOUSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 69 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 40, 29 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FIELDMOUSE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEFILMOSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found FIELDMOUSE?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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