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FLEECY
Definition of FLEECY
adjective
Resembling or covered in fleece.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From fleece + -y.
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.
FLEECY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 29 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
FLEECY starts with F and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CEEFLY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found FLEECY?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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