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FLUKE
Definition of FLUKE
noun
A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Unknown, perhaps dialectal. It seems to have originally referred to a lucky shot at billiards. Possibly connected to sense 3, referring to whales' use of flukes to move rapidly. Possibly derived from German Glück (“luck, good fortune, happiness”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,743)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLUKE · 9 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.
FLUKE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 50 boards so far. 156 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLUKE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EFKLU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FLUKE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found FLUKE?
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