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FLATS
Definition of FLATS
noun
plural of flat
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Word DNA
FLATS inherits its ancestry from its root, FLAT.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,575)
How it is built
Same root, FLAT · 17 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Danish, French, Norwegian, Sanskrit, Swedish.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLATS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLATS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AFLST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FLATS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found FLATS?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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