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FLANGES
Definition of FLANGES
noun
plural of flange
noun
An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
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Word DNA
FLANGES inherits its ancestry from its root, FLANGE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
39th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (45)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLANGE · 2 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.
FLANGES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 65 boards so far. 193 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLANGES starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEFGLNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start FLANGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found FLANGES?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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