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FONDANT
Definition of FONDANT
noun
A flavored, creamy sugar preparation, used for icing cakes or as a base for candies.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
19th century. Unadapted borrowing from French fondant (“melting”), from fondre (“to melt”), from Latin fundere (“to melt”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FONDANT · 1 relative 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.
FONDANT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FONDANT starts with F and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ADFNNOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Could you have found FONDANT?
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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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