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FLAMS
Definition of FLAMS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of flam
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Word DNA
FLAMS inherits its ancestry from its root, FLAM.
How it is built
Same root, FLAM · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old Norse.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLAMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLAMS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AFLMS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found FLAMS?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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