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FLONG
Definition of FLONG
noun
A mould, especially one made from papier-mâché, used to create a stereotype.
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Where it comes from
From French flan.
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.
FLONG in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 40, 29 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FLONG starts with F and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read FGLNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found FLONG?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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