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FILLIP
Definition of FILLIP
noun
The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English filippen, philippe (“to flick or snap a finger from against the thumb”); further origin uncertain, but probably imitative. See flip. It is not clear whether the verb is derived from the noun, or vice versa.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (4,835)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FILLIP · 1 relative 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.
FILLIP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 40 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FILLIP starts with F and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read FIILLP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FILLIP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FILLIP?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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