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FLUNKEYS
Definition of FLUNKEYS
noun
plural of flunkey (alternative spelling of flunkies).
noun
An underling; a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household).
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Word DNA
FLUNKEYS inherits its ancestry from its root, FLUNKEY.
How it is built
Same root, FLUNKEY · 1 relative 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.
FLUNKEYS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLUNKEYS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EFKLNSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FLUNKE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found FLUNKEYS?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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