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FLECKED
Definition of FLECKED
adjective
Containing flecks
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Word DNA
FLECKED inherits its ancestry from its root, FLECK.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (993)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLECK · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLECKED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 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
FLECKED starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read CDEEFKL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start FLECKE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found FLECKED?
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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