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FIRMWARE
Definition of FIRMWARE
noun
A permanent form of software that provides a low-level control of computing device hardware.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From firm + -ware. Coined in an article in 1967 as an intermediary term between hardware and software.
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.
FIRMWARE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 32 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
FIRMWARE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEFIMRRW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Words that start FIRMWA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FIRMWARE?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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