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FLOC
Definition of FLOC
noun
A floccule; a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid, or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin floccus (“tuft of wool”), or from French floc (“floc”), from the same Latin source.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLOC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FLOC starts with F and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CFLO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FLOC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found FLOC?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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