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FLAKIEST
Definition of FLAKIEST
adjective
superlative form of flaky: most flaky
adjective
Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
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Word DNA
FLAKIEST inherits its ancestry from its root, FLAKE.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.4%
of traced words share this origin (11,223)
How it is built
Same root, FLAKE · 10 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, Latin, Norwegian, Swedish, Welsh.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLAKIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 182 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FLAKIEST starts with F and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AEFIKLST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 24
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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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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