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FONTANEL
Definition of FONTANEL
noun
Alternative spelling of fontanelle.
noun
A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FONTANEL · 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.
FONTANEL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 16 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. It was on the latest finished board.
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
FONTANEL starts with F and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEFLNNOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N appears more than once.
Words that start FONTAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FONTANEL?
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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