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FILMIC
Definition of FILMIC
adjective
Of or relating to movies; cinematic.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From film + -ic. Doublet of filmy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FILM · 15 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.
FILMIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 59 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FILMIC starts with F and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CFIILM - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start FILMIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found FILMIC?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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