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FLUNK
Definition of FLUNK
verb
Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Alteration of funk, or perhaps a blend of flinch + funk.
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.
FLUNK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLUNK starts with F and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read FKLNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FLUNK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found FLUNK?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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