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FOOLISHER
Definition of FOOLISHER
adjective
comparative form of foolish: more foolish
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Word DNA
FOOLISHER inherits its ancestry from its root, FOOLISH.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,004)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FOOLISH · 2 relatives 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.
FOOLISHER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FOOLISHER starts with F and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EFHILOORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FOOLIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found FOOLISHER?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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