The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
FIGGIER
Definition of FIGGIER
adjective
comparative form of figgy: more figgy
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Word DNA
FIGGIER inherits its ancestry from its root, FIG.
Line of descent
8 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,375)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FIG · 10 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FIGGIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 161, 28 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FIGGIER starts with F and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EFGGIIR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and G appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FIGGIE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FIGGIER?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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