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FILLIP

/ˈfɪlɪp/6 letters

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).

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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.

FILLIP in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 102
Its one board, across 102 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
76
First board
26
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.

First ever to find it

juniper

on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

FILLIP
6
Letters
2
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

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.

FILLIPSFILLIPEDFILLIPEENFILLIPINGFILLIPEENS

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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