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FLUX
Definition of FLUX
noun
The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French flux, from Latin fluxus (“flow”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,643)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLUX · 4 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.
FLUX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 450 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLUX starts with F and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read FLUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start FLUX
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FLUX?
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 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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