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FIQUES
Definition of FIQUES
Wiktionary has no entry for FIQUES itself. This is its base word, FIQUE.
noun
A natural fiber, similar to hemp, obtained from the leaves of the plant Furcraea andina and certain other plants of the genus Furcraea.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for FIQUE.
Borrowed from Spanish fique.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FIQUES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FIQUES starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EFIQSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found FIQUES?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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