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FLOCCULE
Definition of FLOCCULE
noun
A small, loosely aggregated mass of material suspended in, or precipitated from a solution; a floc.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin flocculus, from floccus.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,613)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLOCCULE · 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.
FLOCCULE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 118, 15 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLOCCULE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CCEFLLOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L and C appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FLOCCU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FLOCCULE?
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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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