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FONDLES
Definition of FONDLES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of fondle
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FONDLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 18, 7 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FONDLES starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEFLNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start FONDLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found FONDLES?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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