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FLESHLY
Definition of FLESHLY
adjective
Of or relating to the body.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English fleschly, from Old English flǣsċlīċ; equivalent to flesh + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (2,961)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLESHLY · 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.
FLESHLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 37 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLESHLY starts with F and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EFHLLSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once.
Words that start FLESHL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FLESHLY?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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