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FLITTERMICE
Definition of FLITTERMICE
noun
plural of flittermouse; alternative spelling of flitter-mouse.
FLITTERMOUSE
noun
A bat (a flying mammal).
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Word DNA
FLITTERMICE inherits its ancestry from its root, FLITTERMOUSE.
Line of descent
- Middle Dutch
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
19th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.6%
of traced words share this origin (450)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLITTERMOUSE · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Middle Low German, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLITTERMICE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 38 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLITTERMICE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEFIILMRTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I, T and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FLITTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FLITTERMICE?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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