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FLUXION
Definition of FLUXION
noun
The derivative of a function.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French fluxion, from Late Latin fluxiō, from Latin flūxus + -iō.
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.
FLUXION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 46 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 16, 5 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLUXION starts with F and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read FILNOUX - 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 FLUXIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found FLUXION?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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