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FOLIATING
Definition of FOLIATING
verb
present participle and gerund of foliate
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Word DNA
FOLIATING inherits its ancestry from its root, FOLIATE.
Line of descent
- Proto-Indo-European
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,647)
How it is built
Same root, FOLIATE · 3 relatives in the game
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.
FOLIATING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 57, 16 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FOLIATING starts with F and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AFGIILNOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start FOLIAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found FOLIATING?
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 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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