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FOLDEROLS
Definition of FOLDEROLS
noun
plural of folderol
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Word DNA
FOLDEROLS inherits its ancestry from its root, FOLDEROL.
How it is built
Same root, FOLDEROL · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names German, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FOLDEROLS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FOLDEROLS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEFLLOORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and L appear more than once.
Words that start FOLDER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FOLDEROLS?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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