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FOLD
Definition of FOLD
verb
To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
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Where it comes from
The verb is from Middle English folden, from Old English fealdan, from Proto-West Germanic *falþan, from Proto-Germanic *falþaną (“to fold”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to fold”). Cognate with Dutch vouwen, German falten. The noun is from Middle English folde, falde, itself derived from the verb.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.3%
of traced words share this origin (11,293)
How it is built
Same root, FOLD · 8 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FOLD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 6, 27 May 2026.
Built from these letters
FOLD starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DFLO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FOLD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found FOLD?
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