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FLUSTERED
Definition of FLUSTERED
adjective
Confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion.
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Word DNA
FLUSTERED inherits its ancestry from its root, FLUSTER.
Line of descent
- Icelandic
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
36th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (55)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLUSTER · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German, Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLUSTERED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 57 boards so far. 113 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
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
FLUSTERED starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEFLRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start FLUSTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found FLUSTERED?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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