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FINGERLIKE
Definition of FINGERLIKE
adjective
Resembling a finger, especially in shape.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From finger + -like.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FINGERLIKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 32 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 59, 18 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FINGERLIKE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEFGIIKLNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Words that start FINGER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found FINGERLIKE?
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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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