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FLEHMENS
Definition of FLEHMENS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of flehmen
FLEHM · via flehmen
verb
To exhibit the flehmen response, i.e., to draw back the lips, allowing scent to reach the Jacobson’s organ, an auxiliary olfactory organ found in many animals.
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Word DNA
FLEHMENS inherits its ancestry from its root, FLEHMEN.
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,759)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLEHMEN · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLEHMENS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLEHMENS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEFHLMNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start FLEHME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found FLEHMENS?
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