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FOOTFALL
Definition of FOOTFALL
noun
The sound made by a footstep; also, the footstep or step itself.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From foot (“part of the human leg below the ankle”) + fall (“act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity”, noun).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FOOTFALL · 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.
FOOTFALL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FOOTFALL starts with F and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AFFLLOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F, O and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FOOTFA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FOOTFALL?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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