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FLASHBANG
Definition of FLASHBANG
noun
Alternative form of flash-bang.
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Word DNA
FLASHBANG inherits its ancestry from its root, FLASH.
Line of descent
- Swedish
- German
- Middle English
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
28th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (272)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLASH · 12 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Icelandic.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLASHBANG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLASHBANG starts with F and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AABFGHLNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start FLASHB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found FLASHBANG?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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