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FLAMINGO
Definition of FLAMINGO
noun
A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Portuguese flamengo (“flamingo”) and Spanish flamenco (“flamingo”), which were adapted from Catalan flamenc (“flamingo”), of disputed ultimate origin in this sense. All three forms are used adjectivally as an ethnonym meaning 'Flemish' (of Germanic origin, cognate to English Fleming); Spanish flamenco refers also to a dance type. Compare also French flamant (“flamingo”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Catalan
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
57th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0%
of traced words share this origin (2)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLAMINGO · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names French, German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLAMINGO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 95 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 9, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 9, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLAMINGO starts with F and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read AFGILMNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FLAMIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 9
Could you have found FLAMINGO?
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 9 - and most players walked straight past it.
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