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FIREWALLS
Definition of FIREWALLS
noun
plural of firewall
FIREWALL
noun
A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.
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Word DNA
FIREWALLS inherits its ancestry from its root, FIREWALL.
How it is built
Same root, FIREWALL · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, German, Icelandic, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FIREWALLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 131, 28 September 2026.
Built from these letters
FIREWALLS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEFILLRSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FIREWA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FIREWALLS?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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