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FLEA
Definition of FLEA
noun
A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English fle, from Old English flēah, flēa, from Proto-West Germanic *flauh, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz (compare West Frisian flie, Low German Flo, Flö, Dutch vlo, German Floh, Icelandic fló), from pre-Germanic *plóukos, *plówkos, from or akin to Proto-Indo-European *plus- (compare Latin pulex, Sanskrit प्लुषि (plúṣi)). The archaic plural fleen is from Middle English fleen, flen, from Old English flēan (“fleas”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLEA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 56, 15 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 53 days.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FLEA starts with F and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AEFL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start FLEA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found FLEA?
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