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FLOWSTONE
Definition of FLOWSTONE
noun
A secondary layered mineral deposit of calcite or other mineral, formed by water flowing down the walls and along the floor of a cave.
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Where it comes from
From flow + stone.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLOWSTONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 83, 11 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 83, 11 August 2026.
Built from these letters
FLOWSTONE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EFLNOOSTW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start FLOWST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FLOWSTONE?
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 83 - and most players walked straight past it.
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