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FLANNELED
Definition of FLANNELED
adjective
Covered or wrapped in flannel.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From flannel + -ed.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FLANNEL · 3 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.
FLANNELED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLANNELED starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEFLLNN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L, N and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FLANNE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FLANNELED?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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