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FOEHNS
Definition of FOEHNS
noun
plural of foehn
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Word DNA
FOEHNS inherits its ancestry from its root, FOEHN.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,914)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FOEHN · 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.
FOEHNS in OUTLIER
It has fitted 2 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 50, 9 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 106 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FOEHNS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EFHNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found FOEHNS?
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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