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FILIOQUE

/fɪliˈoʊkwiː/8 letters

Definition of FILIOQUE

noun

The use of the Latin word filioque (“and from the son”) in the Western form of the Nicene Creed, to indicate that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son (as opposed to the Eastern Orthodox Churches which believe the Spirit proceeds from the Father alone).

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Where it comes from

From Latin filioque, from filiō (“from the son”, ablative) + -que (“and”).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

FILIOQUE in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 4 boards so far.

Day 1Day 121
Its 4 boards, across 121 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
4
Boards found on
59
First board
96
Latest board
26
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 25 days.

First ever to find it

nadig

on Day 59, 18 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

FILIOQUE
8
Letters
5
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

FILIOQUE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EFIILOQU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.

Words that start FILIOQ

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

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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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.

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