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FLAXSEED
Definition of FLAXSEED
noun
The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From flax + seed.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLAXSEED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 286 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLAXSEED starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEFLSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start FLAXSE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FLAXSEED?
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 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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