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FLOWERING
Definition of FLOWERING
verb
present participle and gerund of flower
noun
A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.
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Word DNA
FLOWERING inherits its ancestry from its root, FLOWER.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,647)
How it is built
Same root, FLOWER · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLOWERING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 56 boards so far. 151 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FLOWERING starts with F and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read EFGILNORW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start FLOWER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found FLOWERING?
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