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FILIOQUES

/fɪliˈoʊkwiː/9 letters

Definition of FILIOQUES

Wiktionary has no entry for FILIOQUES itself. This is its base word, 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

The origin recorded for FILIOQUE.

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.

FILIOQUES in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 2 boards so far.

Day 1Day 122
Its 2 boards, across 122 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
2
Boards found on
45
First board
89
Latest board
44
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 89, 17 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.

First found by a player on Day 45, 4 July 2026.

Built from these letters

FILIOQUES
9
Letters
5
Vowels
4
Consonants
8
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
2
Longest vowel run

FILIOQUES starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EFIILOQSU - 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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.

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