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FLAM
Definition of FLAM
noun
A freak or whim; an idle fancy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
17th century; from flim-flam, itself perhaps from a dialectal word or Scandinavian; compare Old Norse flim (“lampoon, mockery”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old Norse
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.7%
of traced words share this origin (209)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLAM · 5 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLAM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 42 boards so far. 94 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLAM starts with F and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AFLM - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FLAM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found FLAM?
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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