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FLACKERED
Definition of FLACKERED
verb
simple past and past participle of flacker
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Word DNA
FLACKERED inherits its ancestry from its root, FLACKER.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (994)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLACKER · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Icelandic, Middle Dutch.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLACKERED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 54, 13 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 54, 13 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLACKERED starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEFKLR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start FLACKE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 54
Could you have found FLACKERED?
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 54 - and most players walked straight past it.
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