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FLAMINGOS
Definition of FLAMINGOS
noun
plural of flamingo
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Word DNA
FLAMINGOS inherits its ancestry from its root, FLAMINGO.
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.
FLAMINGOS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 87 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLAMINGOS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AFGILMNOS - 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 12
Could you have found FLAMINGOS?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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