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FLUSH
Definition of FLUSH
noun
A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English flusshen, fluschen, of uncertain origin. Compare dialectal flusk (“to fly at, startle a bird out of the bush”) and flusker (“to flutter, fly irregularly”). Perhaps related to Middle English flasshen, flasschen, flaschen, see flash; or a Middle English blend of flowen (“to flow”) + guschen (“to gush”). Compare Saterland Frisian flutskje, German Low German flutschen, German flutschen.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,116)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLUSH · 9 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLUSH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 44 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLUSH starts with F and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read FHLSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FLUSH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found FLUSH?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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