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FLIGHTIER
Definition of FLIGHTIER
adjective
comparative form of flighty: more flighty
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Word DNA
FLIGHTIER inherits its ancestry from its root, FLIGHT.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.4%
of traced words share this origin (11,201)
How it is built
Same root, FLIGHT · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLIGHTIER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 50 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 135, 2 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 22 days.
First found by a player on Day 19, 8 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FLIGHTIER starts with F and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EFGHIILRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start FLIGHT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found FLIGHTIER?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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