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FILOS
Definition of FILOS
noun
plural of filo
PHYLLO · via filo
noun
A type of dough, originating in Mediterranean cuisine, that is used in thin layers to make pastries (such as baklava and apple strudel) and pies and becomes very flaky when cooked.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FILO · 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.
FILOS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FILOS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read FILOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start FILOS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found FILOS?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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