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FILIGREE
Definition of FILIGREE
noun
A delicate and intricate ornamentation made from platinum, gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French filigrane, from Italian filigrana, from Latin fīlum (“thread”) + grānum (“grain”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,711)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FILIGREE · 2 relatives 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.
FILIGREE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 101 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FILIGREE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEFGIILR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FILIGR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FILIGREE?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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