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FIGURING
Definition of FIGURING
noun
Calculation.
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Word DNA
FIGURING inherits its ancestry from its root, FIGURE.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
9%
of traced words share this origin (2,413)
How it is built
Same root, FIGURE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Old English, Sanskrit.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FIGURING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 134, 1 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FIGURING starts with F and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read FGGIINRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and G appear more than once.
Words that start FIGURI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FIGURING?
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 134 - and most players walked straight past it.
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