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FLENSED
Definition of FLENSED
verb
simple past and past participle of flense
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Another sense
FLENSED carries a second meaning.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of flense.
Word DNA
FLENSED inherits its ancestry from its root, FLENSE.
Line of descent
- Danish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
37th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (51)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLENSE · 3 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.
FLENSED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 69 boards so far. 188 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLENSED starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEFLNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start FLENSE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found FLENSED?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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