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FLOUNCE
Definition of FLOUNCE
verb
To move in a bouncy, exaggerated manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Probably of North Germanic origin, from Norwegian flunsa (“hurry”), perhaps ultimately imitative. Or, perhaps formed on the pattern of pounce, bounce.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
43rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.1%
of traced words share this origin (67)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLOUNCE · 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.
FLOUNCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 72 boards so far. 214 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FLOUNCE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEFLNOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FLOUNC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found FLOUNCE?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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